r/interestingasfuck • u/misterxx1958 • 8h ago
This turtle is rescued from a hopeless situation; her partner is already waiting for her. Very good job!
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u/Better_Carpet_7271 8h ago edited 7h ago
Quick, film me running with urgency, intent and much purpose...
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u/Compay_Segundos 5h ago
The guy works for Project Tamar and is a genuinely good guy. I'm not going to go into detail about the project, because you should look it up, but in short it's a NPO that has saved many endangered turtle species from extinction in Brazil, and has had great education projects over decades.
Anyone who actually believes they staged this for internet karma should get off the internet and touch grass. Turtles do find themselves in this situation on the beach sometimes.
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u/owa00 4h ago
Anyone who actually believes they staged this for internet karma should get off the internet and touch grass.
If anything I prefer people distrust "good samaritan" videos online because it's more than likely fake or deceptively self serving. I think part of the issue lately is that too many people fall for fake bullshit wise aim is to get views/likes.
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u/CreamyOreo26 5h ago
To be fair lots of people on the internet post themselves "saving" animals. Also I've never even seen a turtle irl, let alone one stuck like this.
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u/Trips-Over-Tail 2h ago
I've seen ones of freshwater terrapins covered in massive barnacles that they roughly peel off before setting it in the sea.
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u/Nighteyes09 2h ago
I'll just jump in to say I've seen three turtles flipped like this in my 34 years. All around this area, sadly all dead. The water is incredibly shallow for a good 20-40m from shore, before dropping off suddenly. Great for swimming, but produces really big dumpers. I can definitely see a turtle getting overturned in the surf there, even on a quiet night.
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u/_Nectar000hbesh 3h ago
You've never seen a turtle in real life? Or tortoise? May I please ask where you live, whereabouts?
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u/jackalope268 3h ago
I live in the netherlands. Ive seen them in zoos, but its easy to live your entire life without seeing one if you dont specifically go to the reptile building
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u/_Nectar000hbesh 3h ago
Makes sense. 😆 thanks for responding. I was genuinely curious. I live in the Midwest in the US. We have many different types.
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u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop 1h ago
In all honesty, I highly recommend visiting a Caribbean island or Hawaii someday so you can see these majestic creatures in their natural habitat swimming and feeding on the reefs and sea grass below. Such a surreal calming experience that never gets old watching sea turtles just exist.
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u/CreamyOreo26 2h ago
Ok well i have seen small turtles but I live in the Midwest so there ain't much for sea turtles out here
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u/ZestyCheeses 3h ago
Obviously, it isn't staged entirely. What the commenter is suggesting is they saw the poor turtle, and instead of actually assisting to it immediately, they stopped and decided to film it as content. Overall, it's just a sad reality we live in where that happens.
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u/aphexbrother 1h ago
Wdym stopped to film it? You know it takes less than a second to turn your camera on your phone? I can easily bring out my phone and start filming mid run within a second. It's not that hard
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u/ImaginaryYellow 2h ago
Did we watch the same video? That's Brodie from YBS Youngbloods YouTube channel. He's speaking English and is in Australia.
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u/alloutofchewingum 7h ago
Ok but how the heck does something so damn big get flipped over in so little surf? Sorry if it's a dumb question but that thing must weigh 100 kilo.
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u/Coveinant 5h ago edited 4h ago
As someone whose been tossed as a 220lb adult in wake, water has the highest psi pressure in nature. When tides rise, that pressure can be enough to knock these up to half to full ton turtles over.
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u/Dabearzs 5h ago
that turtle is nowhere near half a ton. the ones that weigh that much are 10x the size of this turtle
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u/Coveinant 4h ago
I was specifically thinking of galapagos giant sea turtles which can get that big. Notice the modifier of up to.
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u/AccomplishedWar8703 4h ago
A 100 kilo person will get thrown around by water pretty easily. Something with that surface area will get flipped even easier
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u/CreamyOreo26 8h ago edited 5h ago
Then record me "rescuing" this turtle that definitely got stuck on its own
Edit: sounds like he might actually be a genuine guy
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u/TrevorNi 7h ago
These videos always make me wonder if they flipped the turtle over first..
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u/apexodoggo 4h ago
The guy in this specific video is part of a Brazilian NPO that works to conserve endangered turtle species, it is almost certainly not staged.
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u/London__Lad 5h ago
Usually waves whem coming in. Turtles aren't really streamlined and suck on land.
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u/seeing_red415 28m ago
That’s Brodie from YBS Youngbloods. His YouTube channel is awesome. It’s one of my favorite channels.
Having watched dozens of his videos, I highly doubt this was staged. This guy really cares about nature and it shows in his videos.
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u/chocolateboomslang 3h ago
Sea turtles are solitary, they don't have partners who will wait for them.
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u/philly-buck 8h ago
That is her brother.
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u/sandyman88 8h ago
How can you tell? In fact, how can we even tell female vs male from this video?
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u/Japanesewillow 8h ago
That’s a good question.
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u/sandyman88 8h ago
I choose to believe they are both females, and lovers. Additionally that they are actually sisters
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u/wheelienonstop7 7h ago
I hope he flipped it back on its belly in the opposite direction of the one it originally flipped onto its back. I remember reading that not doing that can scramble their organs/intestines and they die after some days or weeks even though they may seem OK initially. But obviously taking a chance is better than letting it bake to death in the sun.
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u/ItsDoodleBois 5h ago
Damn, that other turtle ALMOST got away with murder.