5/26/2006: Tiny tortoise baby
 

http://cellar.org/2006/tortoisebaby.jpg

glatt points out that this "typical" cute baby picture is amazing because of the size of the thing, and it is. Imagine that raspberry in front of you, the size of the end of your pinky.

The full BBC story explains that this is one of three Egyptian tortoises born at the Chester zoo.

I think this qualifies as SuperCute. So. Freakin'. Adorable!

PS-turtles hatch, right?

Awwwww, da widdle fing is so cuuuuute!!

You'd need a lot of them to make a decent bowl of soup. I don't the flavor of turtles expands like that of truffles, where a little goes a long way.

A basket of turtle poppers would be just the thing right now.

Do you prefer the cream cheese or the cheddar?

The local style is with swiss, since we're so far from the ocean.

WHY must every cute little creature on a Friday IotD be analyzed for consumption? JUST WHY??? You people make me sick!















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But, really, you DO.

Make me sick, that is.

We always go with the Cream Cheese because of our proximity to Philadelphia.

The zoo's webpage has another (tiny) picture.

Upcoming foreign film:

Tortass Man VS Raspbully. Coming to theatres several hundred miles from you.

Must....look....away....
Must....preserve....braincells! (In William Shatner voice)

The cute ones make the best sammiches :yum:

I guess when you live so long you've got to start off small.

He is awfully cute, but I can't help thinking...softshell tortoise tempura snacks. Yum!