• Question: Why are turtles so slow?

    Asked by anon-193319 to Carl on 9 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Carl Heron

      Carl Heron answered on 9 Nov 2018:

      Turtles can swim really fast for shorts bursts, presumably to get away from predators. In a short swimming race, the turtle would win easily and I would finish a distant second.

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