(via photo by Michael Nesbit)

In fact, there’s a whole website full of pictures of Turtles Eating Things.

San Diego Zoo

Pagi, a female Bornean sun bear cub whose name means morning in a Malayan dialect, reassured her brother, Palu, who is named after a valley in Borneo, as they made their public debut at the San Diego Zoo. The 5-month-old bears surpassed their keepers expectations by exploring every inch of their habitat, including the highest points of their climbing structures.

Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo

A couple of mule deer steer clear of a black rhino calf while he runs around his habitat. This calf was born at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. Despite their size and weight, black rhinos are known to run at speeds up to 40 miles per hour.

San Diego Zoo

A baby western lowland gorilla has made his debut at the San Diego Zoo. Frank was born at the zoo in September and introduced to the public on Friday. Immediately after being placed in the Gorilla Tropics exhibit, Frank began crawling and foraging for food with his mother, 12-year-old Azizi, and the other gorillas. Zoo officials say Frank weighs 13 pounds, but he’s expected to grow to more than 400 pounds by the time he is full grown at about age 15.

Ken Bohn, Zoological Society of San Diego

Thirteen Australian red-bellied short-necked turtles hatched at the San Diego Zoo. The hatchlings are about the size of a quarter. The females will grow as large as dinner plates while the males will reach only about four inches in diameter. This aquatic species is native to tropical regions of Australia and New Guinea.

by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo

Three of four meerkat pups stay close to each other at the San Diego Zoo. The pups are thriving and are scrambling about in their habitat with the whole group of 12 meerkats. After their birth they spent much of their first few weeks in the den. Animal care staff was not even certain how many pups there were initially, as mom would only allow one out at a time. The mother, Ngami, is the dominant female of the group, but the whole troop helps raise the pups.

Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo

A female koala joey born in 2008, at the San Diego Zoo holds onto its mother, Orana, in a tree.

Ken Bohn, Zoological Society of San Diego

Matamata turtles hatched at the San Diego Zoo in 2008, the first time this species has successfully reproduced at the Zoo. The matamata, native to Brazil, Guiana and Trinidad, has a name that means “I kill, I kill,” in Spanish. The matamata is not endangered, but its population is feeling the pressure of habitat loss.

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[This amazing shot was taken by Mike Roberts. Great shot, Mike! Thanks for giving me permission to post it.]

Brownie had this to say about this one-of-a-kind stool sample:

Hello Snuzzy, It’s me, Brownie the Hamster. I wanted to present you a new friend, it’s a turtle chair. This chair is from like 20 years ago, yes, turtles are old! The owners of this turtle removed it from their house because it looks a little grumpy and scary for the visitors. Do you think that? Well just see the photos yourself. I think people still sell them here in Costa Rica as…hmmm..emm…souvenirs, isn’t selling turtles illegal???

Thanks for sending it in, Brownie!!

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The Mary River Turtle has become a popular figure with environmentalists who say the endangered creature is being further threatened by Queensland State Government’s plans to build a dam on the river.

It is one of the more unusual species of turtles as it breathes through lung-like structures in its tail and needs shallow water to survive.

The hairsute creature was captured by amateur photographer Chris Van Wyk as it quietly waded in the shallows.

Links: [The Daily Mail] via [Boing Boing]

Link: [Digg]

The only thing that hasn’t changed? The snuzz factor–still very, very high.

Links: [BBC] via [Funtasticus]