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by amelius 752 days ago
Turtles aren't particularly fast either ...
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Leatherbacks can do 30 km/h sprints and they are very good at doing quick turns.
I do not understand the downvotes. I watched a half-meter-wide snapping turtle spend all day trundling its way to the water this spring. It looked like one of those world war 1 tanks.

Of course, it had the armor of a tank and a 20 cm neck with a bolt cutter for a mouth.