If the turtles lived among regular animals?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Just a thought I had, what if the turtles were mutated from regular turtles living in the rainforest or some other wild habitat, and lived amongst regular animals rather than humans?

They would learn human language and ninjitsu from a human turned rat Splinter, but their primary place of dwelling would be far away from the human world rather than just beneath it. They would have to use their ninja skills to survive in an envrionment where other animals would be out to get them (albeit not because they're evil, just for survival), and encounters with humans and other advanced alien races would be much more significant and situational rather than a regular occurence. There would be alot less sci-fi elements, or atleast not as high techy as we're used to.

Thoughts?