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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:31 pm Post subject: TURTLE NOISES (SPEECH?)

Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni
http://www.tortoise.org/audio/klein.wav
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African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata
http://www.tortoise.org/audio/sulcata.wav
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Red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria
http://www.tortoise.org/audio/redfoot.wav
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Yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata
http://www.tortoise.org/audio/yellow.wav
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Bell\'s hinged-back tortoise, Kinixys belliana nogueyi
http://www.tortoise.org/audio/belliana.wav
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Chaco tortoise, Geochelone chilensis
http://www.tortoise.org/audio/chaco.wav
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From the following website, enjoy: http://www.tortoise.org/tortcall.html

give it time to load then click on the (>)play button.
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Tuesday · Level 1 Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 19

How cuute. RES\'s don\'t make any noises at all?

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: TURTLE NOISES (SPEECH?)

Some of the people here say they have actually heard them make noises. Very Happy

, ask around:D
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dixieee · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: TURTLE NOISES (SPEECH?)

RES\'s do! it\'s exactly like if ur scratching with ur finger on a window (that weep weep sound) it\'s sooo cute and funny..i love it when mine do it:)
how didn\'t i ever think of recording it???
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: TURTLE NOISES (SPEECH?)

Maybe next time:D
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kelleytidwell · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject:

My big RES hisses.... not weep weep hmmm maybe I got a mad one when I take it out of the water.

dixieee · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:12 am Post subject:

ur RES hates getting out of water Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

kelleytidwell · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:21 am Post subject:

Well that's not good, but at least I keep the water clean. Might be cause when the neighbors got him they got him from our outher neighbor, and well he's never been taken care of or Clean water...

dixieee · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:46 am Post subject:

that's sad..he'll be ok soon when he gets used to u Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

brinnan · Level 1 Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 15

My red footed (Aesop) hisses all the time. He sounds like he is inhalin sharply. He also breathes very loudly. I've never heard the vocalizations recorded there, but playing them just now really upset my cats.

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:23 am Post subject:

Maybe your cat thinks that the noise is coming from you Laughing

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centex · Level 3 Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 319

ive heard of male leopards in "heat" moan if there aren't any sexy ladies around Crying or Very sad