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- In this video from a Pristine Seas expedition to the Seychelles, under way now, expedition leader Paul Rose stumbles upon mating giant tortoises on Assumption Island. The angry male pursues Rose and a cameraman ... very slowly. For more information on Pristine Seas, visit www.pristineseas.org.
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Goes home to England, sitting in his room about 10 years later. Tortoise rocks up at his house like: "You didn't think I'd forgotten about you did you?!"
lmao!!!
dead😂😂
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Australia *
Turtle shows up at his grave after he passes away "I win... motherfucker"
“Hold on baby I’ll take care of this punk”
Lol
Dying of laughter here !!! 🤣🤣
Good 1
Hahahahah
Comes back, "I think I wore him out babe, such a sissy he ran the whole time"
Everybody comments on how the tortoise is too slow and cannot pose any threat, but it DID make the human leave the ground already, with its determination and attitude. And it will outlive him too.
Too bad his gf left to find another partner
Hmmm North Korean president here again
plus if it DID get close enough, tortoises have a pretty strong bite 😆
Valid comment. Especially with Kim Jong Un knowing how to 'outlive' everybody .😏
Also being bit by a turtle is no joke, they have hooks for a reason
I started laughing so hard when the tortoise got up, looked straight at the guy and started walking towards him. Terrifying stuff
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tortoise: _you think I'm playin? I ain't playin around, bruh.._ 🐢
The guy: "beautiful"
Scared hunter slowly unfolds SPAS-12
lmao
The tortoise approaching him in anger
The guy: beautiful...
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That tortoise totally went back to his girlfriend saying he killed them.
Lol
I killed him for you babe.
Jaalan how romantic says the gf
Lmao
😂😁
I'm from the Seychelles and I grew up with these magnificant creatures. He wasn't angry, he was looking for attention. Male tortoises love tourists and this one just wanted a neck scratch! They can be very persistant so if you want your peace just give them some neck scratches. They'll go away eventually. Females are notoriously shy and will mostly avoid humans. I miss them so much, I don't know any other type of tortoise that is this friendly to humans. If they didn't get so big and produce so much waste I would have snuck one into my apartment in EU by now :D
He looks like he will bite though haha
@@chinnywanders Because he wasn't getting what he wanted lol
@@SteffiHenri1992 So they like their necks scratched? I didn't know tortoises liked scratches or humans. Very interesting
@@olliefoxx7165 They can actually feel sensations on their shells, too and enjoy being rubbed all over.
@@geoculus5606 Even their shells? I didn't know that. It's nice to know certain tortoises like a good scratch. They aren't s creature that one would think they'd like human contact. They're amazing creatures.
Everyone is gangsta until the tortoise starts running 👁😂
It means Tortoise never became gangsta😬
And by "running", you mean "walking slowly"...
Female tortoise: “Did you get him dear?”
Male tortoise: “I scared him off, he knows what he did...”
LMAO
Lmfao 🤣
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Lol
It's not the speed that bothers me. But the DETERMINATION that tortoise has. How far would it chase him???
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I love the confidence
Super slow has no crazy attacks still moves towards a bigger predator as if he's got laser in his eyes
Not a bigger predator. A predator. Tortoises are not predators.
Besides, no crazy attacks? That was the definition of a crazy attack. Do not confuse lack of speed with lack of crazyness. Tortoise got lucky attacking a person who respects animals. Someone who doesn´t, could have mauled the tortoise to death...
@@mindtraveller100 I think oasisASMR was saying that the tortoise is crazy/brave for trying to attack a larger predator (the human).
Fact: Tortoise perceives its own motion as normal speed and the guy’s as a fly
Flies must be traveling at the speed of sound in comparison
@@EnclaviousFiraga lol
And flies see in slow motion
"Wait sweetie let me teach this peeping tom a lesson. Just gonna chase him down across the field. Be back in a year or so."
'Don't forget the milk... '
Hahaha
Holly cow somebody to save the guy!
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XD
The tortoise is like " you may be faster than me, but I'm gonna out live you".
savage
reminds me of that scene from Flapjack
@Hamonixs he just never stops following him for the rest of his life he’s always in a relentless pursuits of him
We’ll see about that!
*shoots gun*
Not with all this global warming you aren't
every time you sleeping, eating, watching CZcams videos, etc. this tortoise is one step closer to you..
Imagine if it never stopped at all, ever, and he always knew your location. You wouldn't be able to sleep knowing he would catch up to you eventually.
It follows
like a terminator!!
@@shuikkanen Turtle follows
* flips him on his shell *
heh what now, kid?
The snail on steroids
The nerve of humans. Poor guy probably waited 50 years for this moment.
So what? He's got another 80 to get some more puntang
@@homelesshannah50 hahaha
Andres Lezama ?
@@zhongxina475 yes
Andres Lezama why did you pin someone who’s not there
Tortoise: "Why are you runnin' , WHY ARE YOU RUNNIN' "
If you read this VI VON ZULUL
ahhhhhhh ahhhhhh
Do u know da wei?
I read that in an afrikaans accent 😂💀
I laughed too hard at this!!
_Tortoise goes in the shell_
Explorer: "I think the poor guy has given up"
_Comes out with a machine gun_
Tortoise: "You shall never block a cok again"
hahahahaha
Lmaoo
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Yo i literally laughed out loud at this!! 🤣🤣🤣
Comment so original the Chinese already copied it
Omg this tortoise is so adorable. Him chasing after the guy and him just encouraging the big dude to come after him....so cute!!!!
Five years later, while in bed with a woman, he notices a tortoise staring at them through the bedroom window.
🤣🤣Haha! 🏠🐢
Then a few years after that they go camping and the tortoise shows up there🏕🐢 ......... Then years later at the beach.🌊⛱🐢HaHa.
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LOL. Nothing worse than a tortoise stalker.
when a bull tortoise charges, you have only hours to escape.
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I was once charged by a bull tortoise... I luckily escaped in 1 minute.
Phew, it missed me by only an hour
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no. years
I don't why but knowing that turtle is angry and even though it approaches them slowly, it still looks menacing lol
two tortoises: **mating in peace**
human: must interrupt.
Everyone gangsta until the tortoise starts walking towards you...
i think the tortoise was sprinting actually
@@killmeister2271 Yup. For a tortoise that's a sprint for sure!😂
I was literally petting a Galapagos tortoise today, as one does. And I looked straight at her and said "you know. It would be terrifying if you were fast"
killmeister2271 it follows
Good seens
Male-tortoise: "Hey honey, I'll brb, gotta take care of this perv"
Female-tortoise: "Okay babe, how long you gonna take?"
Male-tortoise: "Oh just about a day or two"
Imagine tortoise saying brb
Her: So fast?!
Oh that's fast
Or maybe a wee... I mean month.
Hilarious
It's been 7 years legends has it the tortoise is chasing him, the guy is still running for his life.
Tortise: You've ruined my life moment. I spent my whole life searching for this one chance. 😂
Imagine if the tortise just started running really fast out of no where.
😂😂😂 scariest thing ever!!
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Your thumbnail works well your comment 😂
Nazik Adam 🤣🤣🤣
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Female puts her head in the bushes like she's so embarrassed someone had seen them
LMFAO
LMAO underrated
Yup. They want their privacy when mating together.
LMAO🤣🤣🤣
@@missylou82 ye
Kinda wonder what he'd actually do if he caught him
Bite his legs, what else CAN he do.
@@NumbNicole I was imagining he'd just paw at him, or keep bumping him with his head
Tortoises have a strong bite and a hooked beak, so it would probably take a chunk out of his leg if it ever got close enough to bite him.
He would bite off his fingers.
Guy kept backing up because he did not want to hurt the tortoise. A strong kick in the head, and bye bye...
Lmao that tortoise was furious 😭😭
The tortoise’s stare tho 2:06 💀
0:52 He’s like “hey!! You! You blue ballin’ Mfer get over here!”
i wonder how many curses that tortoise was firing
Violette Summer he might not be american ;)
Fernanda Huscher some of the words in this look slanted
Someone pls make a Dub!!!
Fernanda Huscher Are you dumb?
And so do I
Imagine you injured and can't move at all and he's coming slowly slowly
*Gasp* NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*Gasp*
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
😂
"Coming slowly"
He could easily crush you
@Florida Under Moonlight Lmao
Now that’s what you call “slowly coming in for the kill.” Lmao.
What do you get when you cross a turtle with a porcupine? A slowpoke
Ughhh that was corny ha 🤦🏽♂️
Haha coming.
Looking straight towards his face, it really looks terrifying.
Roar!
Tortoise: "DONT MOVE IM GOING TO CHASE YOU 😡😡😡"
Guy: "Beautiful 💓💗💕💞"
I like you
I also like you
I like you as well
I like you even more
@@richardjuarez7123 YO RICHIE WANNA FIGHT??
It's okay baby, I like you the most ;)
This is how you pursue your goals: slowly but surely.
You can run but you cant hide
@@gordonf5553 , I have a fact!
@@gordonf5553 , did you know that tortoises are slower than turtles?
But he didn't though.
@@user-ih1ow7uu8u No, but I guess I could've figured
2:10 The last look the turtle gives him is like pfft you arent even worth it punk 😂🤣
Tortoises: 'That should teach this human a lesson--i'm sure he had the scare of a lifetime after that mad chase!'
*Imagine if the turtle all of a sudden stands up on to legs and starts sprinting extremely fast*
Tylan make it a water bender and you've got a Squirtle.
He's gaining on you. There's blood on his face. My god, there's blood everywhere!
the bold font made this comment funnier
Bla Kali it's a typo my dude calm down
Tylan I'd fucking cry xD
Everyone is gangsta until oogway show some of his moves.
Dis 😂😂😂👌
Master oogway🤣
Looool
LMAO 😂
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The tortoise was really like, " Get out of here. I'm having a good time."
The courage and fortitude of this intrepid film crew as it is being charged by this armored, feral beast is both inspiring and terrifying.
Can understand the frustration. You never know for how many years the poor tortoise travelled down the road to meet his girlfriend just to be interrupted like that.
right, we can't blame the tortoise but I'm sure in the end he got back to her and it was all fine so we shouldn't really worry about it
Imagine how angry he must have been, can imagine he saying just letme reach u.. if didn’t happend with my gf u will replace her
@@lewarzebari2894 you really think dat rude hooman deserves his company in any reality?! ha!
@@lewarzebari2894 lol
Martin Joror lol you’re funny
0:45 tortoise "stay right here baby, I'll take care of that dude and be back in 2035".
Underrated comment
LMAO
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😂😂😂😂😂OMG!!
LMAO PLS 😭🤚
The minute the tortoise sees Paul away, it just turns and heads back to where it left off. Brilliant 👌
1:21 “Don’t move my a**” had me dying 💀😂😂
"Either I catch you, or I outlive you. Either way, you're one dead peeping tom".
Under rated
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Okay I'm dead lol :v
lol
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Remember, the chances of getting killed by a Tortoise is low but never zero.
Excellent
fantastic
Superb
So where have you been all this time Isaac?
this is so funny
The tortoise is like "go ahead and laugh, you'll be long gone while I'll live another 100 years".
The most long-winded “get off my lawn” I’ve ever seen.
It’s 2045. The grave of Paul Rose is kept up very well. A shadow slowly approaches.
“I finally got you”, the tortoise thinks.
Nah the tortoise would interrupt Paul's mating process and have a army of tortoises slowy walking towards him.
How long did it take you to come up with that comment?
😂😂😂
Tortoise: “haha I win and you lose, what you gonna do now boy”
send me some lottery winning numbers for like Power Ball for September 05. 2020
When that guy is getting It on with his wife the tortoise will be looking through the window with a camera crew.
Lol 😂
if I was his friend I would secretly pull up a few cameras (not turned on of course) to his bedroom and put a selfie of that tortoise on the window 😁
sounds like a perfect script for next ninja title
Best revenge
😂😂🤨such dirty thoughts 😁😉😂😂
I've never seen them angry. Wow. Didn't know they could even make that sound of agitation.
Lol turtles are tough they don't care how big you are. They start fights too 😂
The comment section is so funny, I literally subscribed to everyone down here.
he's gonna wake up that night in his hotel/tent to the old man tortoise who finally caught up.
+Gen Scinmore And then the Norman Bates shower music Plays. :)
+Gen Scinmore
he better not be sleeping in the nude when that happens...
+Gen Scinmore LOL thats a scary thought.
+Gen Scinmore reminds me of that movie "it follows" LMAO
Then the tortoise has a cruel smile and he says "you disturb me and my Bae,now I go to your Bae"
**Everybody gangsta untill the tortoise suddenly becomes faster**
Imagine the guy accidentally tripping while walking backwards
XD BREH
*Wide Putin music starts*
🤣🤣🤣One trip and LMAOOOOOO
Faster than a cheetah HAHAHA
You interrupted Master Roshi and now he's gonna take the turtle shell off.
That Tortoise used to be shy and didn’t like confrontation. I’m glad to see he finally came out of his shell.
Tortoises would be the creepiest animal if only they had speed like a cheetah.
Was just thinking this! Lol
Just imagine a 100-230 kg shell slamming into you at a speed of 120km/h. It would turn you into mist.
Which puts in perspective the Tortoises from Terraria and how everyone was angry at them being able to kill players instantly by slamming into them from a charge.
@@Vedlom I swear one of those things appear every time I'm getting swarmed by derplings.
There should be a book about that. I used to think how scary it'll be if horses are carnivores with sharp spiky teeth
@@mcaesario not horses but deers are seen eating meat
By the time the male tortoise gets back to the female:
Male tortoise: so where were we?
Female tortoise: never mind, the moment has passed...
John Doe 😂
By the time he gets back, it'd be time for child support.
That's when it goes godspeed
John Doe Prob did it with another male tortoise while this one was chasing
😂😂😂
The tortoise:
*I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money...but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.*
Mitch McConnell looks rather lively here, much more so than we're used to seeing him.
Well yeah he was making whoopee
Tortoise returned to his gf 20 years later and realized he missed his kid's high school graduation
"I am your father"
I can't stop laughing.
Probably not. Tortoises take 60 years to reach elementary school probably.
More like college
Stop it😂😂😂😂😂
next time this guy is having sex we should kick his door down and start giving a play by play analysis of what's going down. See if he just keeps it going.
That Comment made my day
Same here 😂
walkwithme Remember to jam ya thumb up 'is bunghole ta REAALLY PISS 'M OFF! :D
Legend :)
Grantflip
Because that's a completely reasonable reaction.
Bloke: "mating totoises, how lucky is that?"
Tortoise: "I was about to be!"
Tortoise: "alright honey, I'm gonna buy some milk, come back later"
Plot twist: The tortoise was trying to mate with the human
Tortuous: well I gotta f someone.
😂
Hahahhahaha lmao
“See, they call ya Chris Hansen, but me, I like to think of yas as Chris Handsome”
nooo 😭😭
Cameraman: *being eaten alive by tortoise*
Guy: “Don’t move, not a single muscle”
😂😂
Dude has a deathwish for turtles
🤣
The dude even : said dont move my bleep
(Cameraman has died...the tortoise leaves.)
"What are you resting for?! He's getting away!"
"There are no Oogways"
- Master accident
Like that classic nighttime scene in a horror movie, he slams the bathroom cabinet mirror closed and sees the tortoise's face in it along with a jump-scare sound.
you made master oogway angry
haha hilarious
Fuckimg gold XD
Nick Figures OMG. 😂😂😂
Nick Figures skadoosh
LMAOOO 😂😂😂
you were lucky. if the tortoise was serious, he will send you into the spirit realm
It's master Oogway!
John Marston HECK yeah!
John Marston in chinese, we call him Master Wugui! Interesting to see how other countries spell it.
Quantum realm??
@@harshjain5813 Not even close buddy it's KungFu Panda
The way its head so stiffly moves while it approaches the cameraman gives me the vibes of those old toys where the machinery is entirely within the body, and the head is just a detailed, stiff piece of rubber stuck onto the front.
human is faster than tortoise
tortoise: you can outrun me but you cant outlive me
Guy: He got wind of us!
Tortoise: *starts angrily slow walking towards guy*
"beautiful"
I pressed the like it turns to 1k....pressed it Again... Now it's 999
Correction: Tortoise was full sprint just very slowly
Probably the cutest "Come at me Bro!" moment i've ever seen!
Andrea Renaye that was put on CommentCave
AC Slaters Nipples
haha thats awesome. thanks! never even heard of it before so i checked it out.
Except not cute for the tortoise
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Tortoise:it took me a day to mate and you interrupted me…😂😂😂I ll catch you in a week and then you ll see😂😂😂😂
not sure why, but the "He's caught wind of us." just gets me
Fast forward ten years and the tortoise rings his doorbell.
Lecture or Ticket but not Both LOL
what about knocks his dooor down? :P
Lecture or Ticket but not Both
That plot twist
FBI OPEN UP
"PHUCKED up thing about this is by the time he gets back to the female, mating season will be over LOL"
lol best comment i've seen
Reggaefusionlives Did you post the exact same thing in the Disqus comments?
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no i saw the comment on Grindtv (not Disqus) and i copied it. hence why it's in quotes.
Reggaefusionlives Correct. GrindTV uses Disqus as their comment software vendor.
Nice to see Yahoo News post an actually interesting story.
That perspective shot tho, I was genuinely scared for 3 seconds. 😂😂
So adorable vulnerable creatures.. got to be protected
Imagine the tortoise's descendants carry out the mission
Tortoises live for a long time. He'll probably get vengeance by getting to the guy's descendants lmao
Lol your profile pic matches so well!
Some Tortoises could live up to 150 years vs humans estimated 82-85 years... so... even in death, the tortoise will still be coming after him.
The tortoise will pull up to his gravestone and say "I win"
Descendants? I thought the whole point of his vendetta was that he prevented him from making descendants
"Don't move don't move. Don't move anything."
Okay dude, even though that turtle is deadass slow, i still feel intimidated enough to start running.
That's not a turtle That's a tortoise.
Tortoise noob
U need biodiversity class
Tortoises are turtles
@@subg8858 you are a silver back then. Btw I'm sorry they are better.
1:50
Paul Rose really hit the tortoise with the "This isn't even my final form".
Love how the camera just zooms in on the tortoise at 1:07 making it look so dramatic lol
Look at his face, he is determined to chase this guy
yh with all that struggling
Gotta love his confidence
“I’ll catch you one day you fiend!”
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I found it funny when the 80+ year old guy tells the older tortoise "I'm faster than you are after all"
1:15
Paul: "Don't move"
Cameraman: Don't move my a**
HAHAHHA
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WHHAHS
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The Tortoise: Trying to kill him
Him: Gorgeous
I've watched this 20 times now.. It is brilliant
It's a good thing that it was a giant tortoise chasing Rose instead of a Cheetah! Love the coverage, Thanks for sharing!
It's like a police chase during a Canadian snowstorm.
The Laughing Rabbit LMAO
The Laughing Rabbit lmao I'm dead💀
ikr lmfao
The Laughing Rabbit haha that was great😂
The Laughing Rabbit True 😂😂
"He got wind of us!". *Tortoise walks up to camera* I died laughing at this part.
Viking88 LMAO!!!!!!!!
The fact that he told the cameraman not to move had me dying like *"Are you crazy?"*.
0:50 every animal trainer when the bear starts running at you in the wild “don’t move? Dont move!”
Imagine standing there screaming as it starts to approach you, only to realize it's going like 2 miles per hour 😂
Imagine 5 years later that thing turns up at his door and bites his leg. 🤔
Angelvids underated comment...
Rings the doorbell XD
*Hah*
*Y O U D I E D*
I'd rather it bite his nuts off.