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[Candy Kappa]

No, I wouldn't call myself an expert, but as a turtle owner I do have to keep myself informed about turtle information, biology, diet and behavior. And I'm generally interested in turtles, as Chelonians are my favorite animals.

And yes, I do use google, cause it's the best way to find proper and actual information about Chelonians be it freshwater turtles, sea turtles or tortoises or even land dwelling turtles. It's what I use to reconfirmed information I know and recheck my facts. It's great to find out what I can and can not feed my pet turtles. So they don't get diarrhea or worst case scenario dies. Yes Sam, I use google, cause there is no better option to find the best information to take care of my pets. Cause, where else should I look? Thanks to google I've found redearedslider.com, thanks to google I know that the one book about turtle pet hold in the local bibrary is full of errors and misinformation that could potentially lead to the death of my own pets.

So, what the heck is wrong with google, Sam? That I can find more information within a few seconds, that apparently the people behind the movie ever bothers to look up? I guess so.

That said, splitting up a bipedal turtle's shell for "realistically able to be standing up" is silly on several notions. First off, there are several Chelonians that have articulated shells, and when separating the shell into two halves and then the add ribcage under them it just looks wrong, the turtles have a human-like ribcage under their own ribcage that have been slit in half... Wtf?

And by splitting up the shell by "realistically standing upright" is just gonna emphasize that a shell isn't made for bipedalism, not making it look "totally reals".

Originally Posted by masterninja

What is a Kappa anyway, is it a monster in the water I should Google it be right back.

A Kappa is a Japanese Yokai. They are water spirits that resembles a mix of monkeys and turtles, and are of the size of a child, hence of of their other names can be translated into River Child. They eat a person's essence from the radar end, and can be haggled from preying on people by offering them cucumbers as they enjoy them more then humans. They are also into martial arts, primarily Sumo, and will always bow back when being bowed too. They also have a dish like flat head, where they store water, if they lose that's after, they get weak and eventually die.