r/aww • u/abhitchc • 7d ago

I fed this female box tortoise some raspberries at the beginning of the summer. Now, she follows me all over the garden, and visits me almost daily looking for handouts.

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u/AnotherReddit415 7d ago

They’re a lot smarter than we think. My Snapper fattens his fish for a bit and will wait to eat em. Recognizes me and all that too🤣😭🫶

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u/myasterism 7d ago

So many animals are much, much more than we humans are willing to give them credit for.

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u/DasKobra 7d ago

I'm just hopeful that within our lifetime we'll get a good means of effective direct translation/ communication with them. I'm sure most animals have amazing, sweet and pure personalities that we can't always understand but I choose to believe that they all have something to tell us.

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u/DrKittyLovah 6d ago

I bet you’d like to see the Pets with Buttons sub. It’s people who have taught their pets (mostly dogs) how to communicate with word buttons.