But...
Its a River Terrapin.
Or Batagur Baska.
And honestly... i had secretly hoped against that initially.
Don't get me wrong!
I'm very glad that i get a chance to help the future survival of its species and family and descendants and all, and i know i love that little tike... but...
I want a Sea Turtle lar.
I know you shouldn't "choose" when it comes to charity and all... but... i...
.
.
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Then again, the original "Ko-chan" is, after all, a tortoise (i guess) as opposed to being a Sea Turtle, so i guess getting a Batagur Baska isn't so bad after all, considering the fact that its possibly nearer to being alike a tortoise?
But i still want a Sea Turtle.
=P!
That said, a Batagur Baska is like... one of those seriously critically endangered species of turtles, same as of a Leatherback Turtle (but not as "serious" since they can still be spotted (and i get to adopt one too)... whereas a Leatherback... too bad its like close to extinction (ㅠ.ㅠ) thanks to the idiotic things human do, grr! Lightning strike!).
I did some "background" check on terrapins and turtles... i'm amazed by how so many of them are actually listed from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered...
Note; turtles, terrapins and tortoises are all different.
Regarding Sea Turtles, do you know that there are only 7 species of Sea Turtles?
... and all are from Endangered to Critically Endangered.
Nice.
This goes to prove how humans are really much more idiot than they really seem.
I find Sea Turtles adorable, seriously! Fascinating creatures!
And they are just so vulnerable and needed more people to be aware of their plight and how they are getting more and more endangered day by day, that it just makes me ever more passionate to conserve them!
When i heard of KL Aquaria offering turtles for adoption, i jumped at that chance and got dad to buy me one for my birthday! Its one of my best birthday present ever!!
Seriously, do you realize even one small little thing you do can help conserve an entire species from getting extinct? Don't think that just because there are others conserving it, so there's no point in you helping.
Or don't think that just because other people are doing it, example whether or not you help conserve other people are also harming them... so why should you conserve as well.
Even one little help from one person can go a long way for the species!
Spineless ka you? Do the right thing!
ps: So me to go from one topic, side-track to another topic. But in the end, all that matters is the message of conservation is spread =D!
Whether or not effective is another matter =P!
pps: Dang, the one dad bought for mom... is also a Batagur Baska.
And it's named after me.
I don't want to be a Batagur Baska, Sea Turtles are way cooler yo =P!
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