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The world's oldest animal marriage looks set to have turtley ended after an incredible 115 years when the two Giant Turtles at an Austrian zoo refused to share their cage anymore.
(Thanks to Joe in Japan)
This sblog's question: "turtley"?
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I happen to have witnessed raw tortoise sex at the Toledo Zoo in 1972.
I'm planning to go back soon to see if they are finished, yet.
Posted by: Steve | June 11, 2012 at 09:49 AM
They're trying to talk two 115-yr-old turtles into a reconciliation? And nobody has snapped (har!) it up for Romanian Reality TV??
Posted by: Betsy | June 11, 2012 at 09:50 AM
Well, you can't really use the word "abruptly" when talking about turtles, can you?
Posted by: Allen at Division | June 11, 2012 at 10:08 AM
This was turtley unexpected.
Posted by: Dmentd | June 11, 2012 at 10:45 AM
She complained that he never came out of his shell with her.
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | June 11, 2012 at 11:29 AM
"Did you just say something?"
"When?"
"About 1947 or so."
"Yes, take out the garbage."
"Oh, right. On it."
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | June 11, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Maybe he forgot their anniversary. What is the 115th anniversary present, anyway? A FL driver's license?
Posted by: Omniskeptic | June 11, 2012 at 12:28 PM
*snork* @ everybody:-) And here's another example of why it's a good idea to re-read the blog several times a day:
I just realized that, despite the terminology in the press coverage, there is NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS COUPLE WAS LEGALLY MARRIED! And we all know that these casual 'no-piece-of-paper-for-us' hook-ups and one-century-stands are prone* to easy dissolution.
*In this case, if they're supine, they're in even bigger trouble.
Okay...I'll stop now. Turtley.
Posted by: Betsy | June 11, 2012 at 03:09 PM
I'd surmise that it's similar to that long-married couple ... as they celebrated their 70th Anniversary, the wife told the husband she wanted a divorce ...
When the media heard about it, and interviewed her, they asked, "Why?"
She said, "Enough's enough."
Posted by: O the Umanity | June 11, 2012 at 04:03 PM
Suddenly I don't feel so bad. Even an 115 year marriage can fail!
Posted by: ubetcha | June 11, 2012 at 08:14 PM
Maybe one of them got an 115 year itch.
Is it 7 human years to each turtle year?
Posted by: Danstuckin IA | June 12, 2012 at 01:16 PM