On YouTube, in the original **, the photographer suddenly found that his turtle was basking in the sun on the grass, and he "attacked" the shoes of himself and his friends, but the interesting thing is that the turtle turned a blind eye to the white shoes next to him, and only had a strong attack intention on the black shoes. In addition to black shoes, the photographer found many black objects in the home, such as bags or stones, and without exception, the turtle only chose black objects to attack. Could it be that turtles are naturally hostile to black?
If we want to judge this behavior of a turtle, we can start with its visual characteristics. First of all, the physical differences between every species in the world are very large, and the same is true for turtles. Compared with humans, turtles have lower color sensitivity and resolution, they can only feel the intensity and direction of light, they do not have the same clear vision as humans, it can also be said that turtles are short-sighted, their visual system is mainly focused on the basic characteristics such as motion detection and marginal concepts of objects, and do not have advanced cognitive and reasoning skills.
So, what the turtle sees is only a relatively simple and hazy world, in which case they rely mainly on color and shape to identify objects. Black items happen to be very special in their eyes, because black has a strong ability to absorb light, making black items very prominent and conspicuous in the eyes of turtles. So when turtles see a black item, they instinctively think it's a threat and attack. In addition, turtles will also consider black items to be a type of food**, and they will also open their mouths to welcome the arrival of food.
The habits of tortoises are also very special, they are ectotherms, they prefer shade, even when they hibernate, they also like to lie still in the bottom mud or loose soil with cover, it can be said that their shell is their greatest protection, so the tortoise is also a defensive animal. When they feel threatened or encounter unfamiliar objects, they choose to attack to protect themselves. Combined with the turtle's visual characteristics, black is more likely to make the turtle feel uneasy or frightened, which can lead to aggressive behavior.
It is also important to emphasize that although we have always emphasized the harmonious coexistence of animals and humans, the theoretical meaning of rearing does not belong to the meaning, and animals are only in the wild when they are most suitable for their residence. In the case of a turtle attacking black, if the turtle lives in a well-lit environment, then the black item will be more conspicuous and prominent, and it is easier to cause the turtle to attack. And most of these environments exist in human homes, and the lights cause considerable disturbance to them. At the same time, if there are other disturbing factors in the environment where the turtle lives, such as noise, vibration, etc., it may also lead to an increase in the turtle's aggressive behavior.
Finally, we can also see some problems in the case of the turtle attacking the black. In nature, there have been too many species that have been disturbed by human activities, such as the garbage thrown away by animals and eventually died, and the sea turtles living in the ocean have their bodies deformed due to plastic rings on their bodies, and it is these problems that we cannot see that have led to the invasion of organisms in nature. And animals can't speak, and light-polluted turtles can only express themselves by attacking black.