Originally posted by burgermeister:
After a few rounds from a pellet rifle, the larger turtles view the feedings with curiosity from a distance. The small ones dig right back in. Is this not similar to all animal behavior?
This is a great point that hasn't been adequately addressed. The larger more experienced animals become cautious much more readily. Is this because they learned to be more cautious, or that they were more cautious to begin with, and that's how they got big???
Excellent observation.
