This tortoise is the same age as I am so his search for love was an interesting diversion today. The video clip showing him cuddling with a plastic tortoise the refuge owner put in with him will put a smile on your face. He won’t even go into his shelter at night unless they put his plastic friend ‘Tanya’ in first. It just goes to show you’re never too old to find love. :)
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Sweet--and a little sad, Bernard--that his love isn't a real turtle.
Yeah, Bernita, but he seems pretty satisfied with 'Tanya'. Love is in the eye of the beholder. :)
Finished Lancelot btw. Reviewed it over on goodreads. Really enjoyed it. great action stuff.
Thanks, Charles, I really appreciate it. I'm sorry it took until today to get you a replacement Kindle copy from my editor.
Again, yes, sweet...but just proves how lonely the poor fella must've been.
Glad he has Tanya, but get him a real 'friend' too, for pete's sake.
Raine, you're not plastiphobic are you? :)
Raine, you're not plastiphobic are you?
If that means fear of plastic--no, lol.
But no one, animals included, should be forced to spend their lives alone. They need love & companionship too.
(sorry, didn't mean to soapbox on your blog!).
You may need to read the article again, Raine. They tried keeping other tortoises in with him and they bullied and beat him up. I'm afraid we'll just have to be happy for him and 'Tanya' as is. :)
...And that's what I get for not being able to access the site & assuming!
But it's still sad.
Running now...!!
I'm sorry you couldn't access the site, Raine. It had a great video clip of the happy couple with him nuzzling his 'Tanya'. You wouldn't think it was so sad if you'd seen him cuddling with his plastic girl. Remember the discussion on SFC a while back about the guy left in the Twilight Zone with an interactive robot girl and when his sentence was up he didn't want to leave? That's this tortoise. They'll need help to pull him away from 'Tanya'. :)
Funny you mention that episode from The Twilight Zone.
I just watched it again about a week ago among several others.
I've got the whole set.
Even 40 years later that is/was darn good television. Not like the mind mush we are subjected to today.
As for the turtle, whatever floats your boat as they say. If he's happy, we're happy.
That was good TV, whydibuy. It's amazing how many stars got their first start on Twilight Zone.
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