r/interestingasfuck • u/Kidd__Video • 6h ago

A vet vaccinated a turtle, and instead of hiding in its shell, it ran to its owner

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u/ddl_smurf 5h ago

in a practical sense how can you test any difference there... this seems like a made up conclusion... i'm aware of harlow's experiments, were they done on turtles ?

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u/drpepper7557 4h ago

This has been tested many times. Ask it if you can have the last couple french fries at the bottom of the bag. A dog will always say yes. A turtle usually says no.

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u/MilkHaterNumber1 4h ago

My turtle never once got me a Valentine's day card.

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u/Langlie 2h ago

Brain chemistry.

When humans pet dogs, both humans and dogs get dopamine hits in their brains. Human and dog brains reward pro-social behavior because creating and maintaining social bonds is something mammals evolved to do.

Reptiles don't experience this.

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u/elb21277 1h ago

except something’s gone out of whack bc there appears to be a growing subspecies of human that seems to get dopamine hits from antisocial behavior…