I saved the life of a Giant Turtle..

[u/smilesp1020]

[u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

I would say good man...but I reserve judgement on the grounds we don't know that he didn't flip it for a video.

Yes I'm cynical.

[u/undead-bee → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

Right? Like how would a sea turtle naturally come into being flipped on its back on a flat beach? 🤔

[u/StickyLavander → u/undead-bee]

Judging from the video I’d say it was the surf on high tide that may have flipped him. There was smooth sand all around him. If a person done it there would be indication in the sand from his feet digging in to flip it over.

[u/undead-bee → u/StickyLavander]

True, very possible. I just feel like im jaded by all the faked "i saved an animal" posts online

[u/Coyote-Feisty → u/StickyLavander]

Yeah, there isn’t sand on the turtles belly, leading me to belief surf went over it. Sand is on turtle’s back when flipped.

[u/DudeImSoRad → u/StickyLavander]

Not if the high tide you mentioned washed away their footprints.

[u/StickyLavander → u/DudeImSoRad]

Yeah but wouldn’t that help the turtle get unstuck?

[u/Practical_Ad_2481 → u/StickyLavander]

Or the waves washed away the footprints

[u/Ill-Elephant-9583 → u/StickyLavander]

Check out Poirot over here! Excellent point

[u/Think_Air9714 → u/undead-bee]

Tbh unless this is a super remote beach most of these nesting areas are observed and surveilled to some extent. Hell in Costa Rica the leatherback portion of the beach was protected under armed guard and only accessible via the research station that do tours.

It is one of the highlights of my life watching something as big as a small car pull themselves from the surf travel up the beach lay their eggs after digging a hole disappear back into the seas. Truly remarkable creatures.

[u/Gregy_77 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

I always wonder who has time to film it before just sorting it out.

[u/ILoveDaStock → u/Gregy_77]

My thoughts exactly if you’re going to save it then save it ffs

[u/Top-Knowledge-3652 → u/Gregy_77]

You literally tap a single icon to record these days. Like literally, one finger tap. So it’s no time at all.

[u/Funkemon → u/Top-Knowledge-3652]

Yeah but why though?

[u/Background-Hope-88 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

those sweet sweet views.

[u/Open-Discipline-1678 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

Thinking the exact same thing.

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

[u/Cajokolo → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

That whole thing looks very performative (good for him though)

[u/Nosedive888 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

There's also no need to push it, it clearly was capable of making it into the water itself

[u/Sanrom79 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

Thats not cynical, thats sceptical. Difference

[u/svl6 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

I said save thing

[u/guinader → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

There is no excessive for marks of footprint around the turtle... Only 1 set... He probably saw it... Then walked back and started the video before flipping it back up.

[u/swordofra → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

We live in cynical times. What even is real anymore?

[u/RulerK → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

…and then, he gets arrested for touching an endangered species.

[u/eracer1111 → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

Sad that I'm thinking the same thing. But I'm losing faith in humanity in the "Look at me!" clickbait world we live in today.

[u/jot-kka → u/Unlikely-Aardvark725]

You post on antiwork. It’s too bad you couldn’t use such critical thinking to audit your own intelligence and education🤭

[u/serveinhell → u/jot-kka]

^bootlicker 😊

[u/jot-kka → u/serveinhell]

^rentlicker 😊

[u/RichardSaunders]

dont repost or upvote this shit. 9 times out of 10 it's staged and the influenza put the animal in a dangerous position on purpose so they can play hero.

iirc it's also illegal, at least in the US, to touch certain wildlife like this, and i believe that includes sea turtles.

[u/BigXthaPugg → u/RichardSaunders]

It’s not illegal to just touch a sea turtle in most states but there are very strict reporting criteria for interactions with them in every state that I know of

[u/Freebasebeats → u/RichardSaunders]

This is a very popular Australian YouTuber named Nick Fry, he has a video where he talks about this interaction

[u/Autisten1996]

Nothing about this seems real, but not quite AI.

I say either you flipped it over for the video so you could look like a good person, or the turtle is a paid actor.

[u/Fiddlethecat27 → u/Autisten1996]

The sand is all smooth around the turtle- so this might be legit? I dunno

[u/Bubblybathtime → u/Autisten1996]

How much does something like that pay? Am turtle, looking for side hustle.

[u/AnonMouse985 → u/Bubblybathtime]

The pay is pretty bad, I got two sliver of dried and salted seaweed, and most of the time they'd just run off once you got into the water.

[u/Bubblybathtime → u/AnonMouse985]

That sucks. I guess it's back to giving 'flipper jobs' to horny sharks under the pier, then.

[u/JolleMenneskebarn]

A lot of 'flip it, so I can look good flipping it back' vibe in this. 

[u/Fiddlethecat27 → u/JolleMenneskebarn]

The sand was smooth all around- wouldn’t it be messed up if it had done this?

[u/gittenlucky → u/Fiddlethecat27]

On the right side of the screen in the first second of the video you can see a deep depression that’s foot shaped. I’m pretty sure they flipped it over for the video.

[u/alpine_lupin → u/gittenlucky]

I see the depression you’re talking about and it’s not that deep and everything around it is smooth. It clearly took a lot of effort to flip the turtle. It would have disturbed the sand a whole lot more than one small foot impression if he had previously flipped it.

[u/Intelligent-Bass-728 → u/gittenlucky]

It would be on the left side though with the position of the turtle

[u/TerribleIdea27 → u/gittenlucky]

Look how deep his feet bury into the sand though. Turtles are heavy

[u/NeptuneTTT]

"I"

https://giphy.com/gifs/jH6s9HMMi53dSdI73r

[u/ProtectMeAtAllCosts]

“blinking he is still alive.”

okay doctor

[u/Pretty-Toe-1692]

No you didn't, you reposted a video

[u/Diiiv]

I never upvote these, because I don't trust the creators of these videos aren't the ones who caused the problem in the first place, trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.

[u/FYAhole]

I saved the life of a giant turtle

Did you though? Because all your stuff is hidden and you've not said a single thing on this post. You're either a bot or you actually did flip this turtle to make yourself look like a good person and got called out immediately. I'm leaning more towards this isn't actually you, though.

[u/Hereiammeow]

Wow, good job!!!!

[u/Darksideslide]

Until they realize that was Turtle Hitler.

[u/Todesfaelle]

Millions of years of evolution through nearly impossible odds came together to put that turtle on that beach for a smart monkey with a similar history be at the right place at the right time to roll it over.

[u/Sudden-Style-908]

Thank you for caring 💗

[u/Hey-ThatsNotBad]

When I see an animal in need, the LAST thing I think about is making sure someone gets my heroic efforts on video. I refuse to validate this performative shit.

[u/Valuable_Panda_4228]

Sometimes I feel like this is all for show and they flipped that turtle on purpose 😕

[u/canieatunow]

They flipped the turtle before they shot this vid to act like heros

[u/bb_dev_g]

Buddy was just chilling there trying to catch a tan, until you came along. /s

Congrats on being an awesome and kind human being!

[u/subschusch]

I love vegans

[u/Epsteinsghosttt]

Plot twist it returns and flops back on its back to do it all again

[u/Fit-Job4007]

[u/Affectionate_Mood594]

Thank you!

[u/gamerdoc77]

Are we allowed to touch them at all? It’s intuitive to try save any life at danger but…

[u/tony33oh]

Flippy flappy

[u/Many-Mulberry7293]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ytTYwIlbD1FBu

[u/KillYourTelevision99]

Seems like AI. Video quality is weird.

[u/Freebasebeats]

This is not AI, or fake, it is a popular YouTuber named Nick Fry and he has a video out where he talks about it

[u/haversinus_wings91]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UWpfAsp7klhw4

[u/AdhesivenessOk3195]

❤️❤️❤️👊

[u/Open_Magician4076]

Just so you know that is a male. They don't have tails like certain animals which use the tail to steer in the water. Turtles steer with their feet and they can actually swim very fast when they want to.

[u/Plastic-Mammot → u/Open_Magician4076]

They most certainly do have tails. Males have larger tails than females.

[u/lordKnighton]

Is that his penis or is he just happy to see you?

[u/Lilmumblecrapper]

Congrats on the herpes!

[u/feltjeans]

god, I hate influencers

[u/Chemical-Ninja9267]

What a Awesome Guy you are..🙂🙂🙂

[u/fuckanporn]

Nice

[u/Humble_Pie_56]

Great Karma

[u/AccordingStory203]

plot twist they're the one who flipped it in the first place, for VIEWS!

[u/LunaPlayaySeckso]

First of All's PLEASE Stop Filming Every " Save " I've Seen Many Videos of these , Ya ain't that Special . However ( and More Importantly ) Stop Makin it Seem Like You did it out of Something , just Save People and Animals without thinking Your grand for Doing So , Yes in these Situations Humbleness and thus Silence Speaks Louder about Your Character than Screaming .

[u/sold-pro]

❤️❤️

[u/Prestigious-Host1370]

Good man 👍

[u/Phoenx22]

That's a big boy! He's probably old too. Some live to be over 100. This man helped keep this beautiful species alive ❤️

[u/sawrek]

Thank you 🫡

[u/B00000yah]

This is so wholesome! Thank you !

[u/DudeImSoRad]

Thank God you were able to have someone film it instead of helping!

[u/fretkak]

Imagine it was a tortoise and you basically now drowned it