Also, Lovecraft had good relationships with other authors and collaborated with them, and effectively made the Cthulhu mythos open source before that was cool. Rowling on the other hand…

I admit, I was speculating on the headline. However!

The pictured specimen is a captive one. Not really one subject to avoiding predators or being disturbed.

The ectotherms do a lot of strange things for thermoregulation.

Bonus speculative factoids:

• A pancake tortoise hatchling is called a Morsel
• A pancake tortoise adult is called a Flapjack
• A pancake tortoise group is called a Stack

I have no way of verifying this, of course. English language doesn’t have a governing body, after all.

I thought the Egyptians were responsible for that!

I mean, look at 𓆉 Gardner I2, and don’t tell me it’s not similar to the modern hieroglyphic 🐢 U+1F422 TURTLE. Appreciation of the animals has what has kept the civilisations stable and true. Like the turtles. Can you point to any example where society has fallen if they appreciated turtles so much that they dedicated a letter for them? (Or in case of the Unicode Age, twice?)

Yeah why are wolves always portrayed as enemies. They’re so fluffy and howly! Just give them food.

My personal headcanon: When no one is looking, Miriel tries to stregthen those useless legs by listening to some awesome inspiring music and just vibing along.