Photo by Joachim Muller
Jun 27, 2009
Aquatic Azrael
In seeing this matamata turtle's nose, I was reminded of one of my favorite cartoons as a boy: the Snorks. It was an underwater knock-off of the Smurfs. I don't recall if there was an Azrael and Gargamel villain team in the Snorks, but the matamata would have been a good aquatic Azrael. That is, if matamatas were saltwater ambush predators, and not freshwater. But then, we are dealing with aquatic smurfs, so we can suspend reality to a certain degree, can't we?
Photo by Joachim Muller
Photo by Joachim Muller
That look says "Relax, we'll get there soon". So cute!
ReplyDeleteLaid back and care free!! That's what this expression says to me!
ReplyDeletei think that's the first time i've seen a turtle with 'lips'. (;
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I only just realized now that the snorks were just a knockoff...way to retroactively ruin my childhood.
ReplyDeleteLinty, it's what I do. Ugly comes in many forms, one of which is the destruction of precious childhood memories.
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