The Imagined Universe

11 Responses to “It’s a long walk, can I have a pizza first?”

1. on 19 Aug 2008 at 10:36 am1Dinesh

   

   Evolution can be tricky sometimes!

   Lekhni: I agree On the bright side, it seems to involve pizza

2. on 19 Aug 2008 at 1:22 pm2Rada

   

   Hopefully, Turtle Soup was not in the menu!

   Lekhni: NOW I know why they didn’t go to that seafood place! Not because they didn’t like the menu, but because they didn’t want to BE it
   Great idea, Rada

3. on 19 Aug 2008 at 3:46 pm3Amey

   

   Did they take it “to go”?

   Lekhni: I wonder too Also, what toppings did they order - seaweed?

4. on 19 Aug 2008 at 7:57 pm4rajk

   

   Funny post. Funnier comments!!

   Lekhni: Oh yes, the comments have been hilarious I suspect my commenters find a post tagged “Humor”, find there is really none in it, take pity on me and proceed to supply the missing humor

5. on 19 Aug 2008 at 10:27 pm5Kavi

   

   Italian food gets people to turn turtle ! Thats something that i have heard. But turtles turning to Italilan food..!?!

   Lekhni: They heard of shell pasta and decided they could use some

6. on 19 Aug 2008 at 11:43 pm6Vijay

   

   Ha ha.. funny..

   Lekhni: You can’t make this stuff up!

7. on 20 Aug 2008 at 4:48 am7manuscrypts

   

   aha, about time they came out of their shell and partied

   Lekhni: Well, I hope they weren’t shell shocked at the goings on in the party!

8. on 20 Aug 2008 at 7:36 am8tabula rasa

   

   where did you get the pizza bit from? i suspect they were going for the turtellini.

   Lekhni: That’s a good one
   They are kids, right, shouldn’t they gravitate towards pizza (or mac and cheese)?

9. on 21 Aug 2008 at 2:29 pm9Amit

   

   On a tangent, did you know that the sex of turtles is determined by the incubation temperature? Cooler temperatures produce males and warmer ones, females?

   Lekhni: I’d heard that about crocodiles, I can see that it might be true of turtles as well.

10. on 21 Aug 2008 at 2:37 pm10Amit

    

    On a serious note, this is a well-known problem where newly hatched turtles get confused by human-made lights in nearby apartments, restaurants etc. and head towards them instead of to the sea - they follow bright light on the horizon. That’s why on some beaches known for turtles hatching, biologists are working with locals to screen their lights, or to turn them off during hatching time. Turtles are amazing creatures!! More here: http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/sea-turtle/hatching-&-care.htm

    Lekhni: I am not sure if it’s the bright lights of the horizon they are attracted to, or the glitter of the surf. Given that their heads are almost level with the ground, I would assume it’s the surf.

    I wonder if turtles also get imprinted. Would these turtles now think their mother is a pizza ?

11. on 22 Aug 2008 at 4:42 am11xylene

    

    haha good one.

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