Thomas is a tortoise as he has legs and hands / feet. Turtles have flippers. Or do they, I dont know now, as I think fresh water turtles have webbed feet, and saltwater turtles have the flippers. And whats a Terrapin?
Does he live primarily on dry land? Then he is a tortoise. Turtles, while amphibious, live primarily in water. (I know it’s better for the joke this way, but…) [/mansplaining.]
Tortoises are terrestrial, turtles are amphibious but not amphibians as they are reptiles. Sea turtles are the antithesis of amphibians, as amphibians lay soft shelled eggs in water, undergo metamorphosis into the adult form and usually live on land, and return to the water to mate, the reptilian sea turtle lays hard shelled eggs on land, remains the same configuration throughout it’s life, just increasing in size until maturity, lives in water and returns to land to mate.
Cactus-Pete over 2 years ago
Turtles and tortoises are different animals. He doesn’t know which he is?
Imagine over 2 years ago
What do you expect from a monkey?
Gent over 2 years ago
So a tortoise who identify himself as turtle eh.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 2 years ago
The tortoise people in Alley Oop didn’t like the confusion either.
Tossle Premium Member over 2 years ago
Thomas is a tortoise as he has legs and hands / feet. Turtles have flippers. Or do they, I dont know now, as I think fresh water turtles have webbed feet, and saltwater turtles have the flippers. And whats a Terrapin?
Ermine Notyours over 2 years ago
Thomas the Tank Turtle.
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
You’ll have to take training for that sensitivity.
geese28 over 2 years ago
Thomas would love the Galapagos island
blakerl over 2 years ago
This Comic is very slow moving, where is Bugs Bunny?
YippiKiAyMofo over 2 years ago
You say tortoise, I say turtle.
(Yes, shellhead, I know that there’s a difference. I actually swam with sea turtles in the Caribbean once.)
preacherman Premium Member over 2 years ago
Strange. I thought turtle was the put-down term for tortoise.
jrgtr42 over 2 years ago
Does he live primarily on dry land? Then he is a tortoise. Turtles, while amphibious, live primarily in water. (I know it’s better for the joke this way, but…) [/mansplaining.]
awcoffman over 2 years ago
A reverse on the running gag from LDL.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 2 years ago
But, exposed to the radiation of space, will he mutate?
ChessPirate over 2 years ago
“How old are you, Thomas?”
“18.”
“And you’re a tortoise that identifies as a turtle?”
“I’m a freak.”
“And do you have any special skills?”
“I’m adept at stealthy martial arts.”
“Sooo…”
“Yes, yes, I’m a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle…”
( ͡~ ﹏ʖ ͡~ )
Radish... over 2 years ago
Terrapin Space Station
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
" … too."
Calvins Brother over 2 years ago
“It’s not easy being green.”
PaulLeckner over 2 years ago
Esio trot – Roald Dahl.
Bilan over 2 years ago
All this talk about whether he’s a turtle or terrapin. But the fact is that neither one can be found natively in outer space.
Ol' me over 2 years ago
So he’s trans turtle.
norphos over 2 years ago
Tortoises are terrestrial, turtles are amphibious but not amphibians as they are reptiles. Sea turtles are the antithesis of amphibians, as amphibians lay soft shelled eggs in water, undergo metamorphosis into the adult form and usually live on land, and return to the water to mate, the reptilian sea turtle lays hard shelled eggs on land, remains the same configuration throughout it’s life, just increasing in size until maturity, lives in water and returns to land to mate.
bakana over 2 years ago
All tortoises are in fact turtles — but not all turtles are tortoises.