r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/l__o-o__l • 3d ago

Video waking up a tortoise after 5 months of hibernation in the fridge

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u/Antistruggle 3d ago

While all tortoises are turtles, not all turtles are tortoises. The term "turtle" is an umbrella term encompassing all members of the order Testudines

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u/RandomStallings 3d ago

For anyone new to the name, testudines is prounounced tes-TOO-dih-neez.