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      04-17-2008, 02:32 PM   #23
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At the Hilton in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, there is a big ass turtle the lives in the bushes next to the pool. About 3 feet long!
3 feet? Galapagos turtles are much larger...

Galápagos tortoise
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Another article I found. This one seems to be old but it does offer a bit more info.

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The government there basically banned and made it illegal to capture the turtle.

The reason I find this very intriguing is that it's pretty mysterious. I mean there was the legend and then sightings of the turtle coming up every now and then. We heard of attempts to catch it but no one has ever found it (until recently).

I supposed it's like one of those mysteries such as the Loch Ness monster or Big Foot, both of which have pretty much the same stories (sightings, pictures, etc. but no one has ever caught it).

Picture of turtle (supposed to be 6 foot long).



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We do...turtles are tight




Damn looks like i can catch a ride with that turtle...nice
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It looks like one of my customers that comes in and buys very unhealthy meals 3-4 times a week. It really does...strange.
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Are they gonna throw it back?

Catch and release sounds good to me. Let the poor thing die out in peace.
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I dont think they would have done that with this one. It's pretty much a national shit so the government would hunt down the guy that kills the turtle and kill him. The only reason why they're letting the researchers take the turtle is that they're trying to repopulate the species.
man put that crack down dude, they're bietnamese they dont care... it's going pho whatever it is
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man put that crack down dude, they're bietnamese they dont care... it's going pho whatever it is
pho real?
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it's phoking phontastic.
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3 feet? Galapagos turtles are much larger...

Galápagos tortoise
This turtle is mo bigger than a Galapagos. No wait... I think it was an Ogaden rebel who dropped his iPod in the bush.
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pho sho
poor turtle!

What the pho!
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This turtle is mo bigger than a Galapagos. No wait... I think it was an Ogaden rebel who dropped his iPod in the bush.
he got knocked the phoggout!!!!!!!
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I want to see this "GOLDEN TURTLE" with the sword mang

"A national legend tells of a giant golden turtle that bestowed upon the Vietnamese people a magic sword and victory over Chinese invaders in the 16th century. Whether that sacred turtle has materialized in the 21st century will be a matter of cultural debate among the Vietnamese"
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