# The Fable of the Turtle and the Lions

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fable-of-the-turtle-and-the-lions/940451 "2021-04-21T12:50:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fable-of-the-turtle-and-the-lions/940451/1 "2021-04-21T12:50:25Z")

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Moral:

Persistent and Annoying wins the Race

> **[Pesky Turtle Messes With Some Lions And Totally Gets Away With It, Too](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/turle-lions-south-africa_n_607fb8dae4b03524a24ba32e)**
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> The troublesome terrapin didn't seem to care that it was taunting two of the world's most fearsome apex predators.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fable-of-the-turtle-and-the-lions/940451/2 "2021-04-21T14:57:53Z")

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“Man, the rocks here are weird.”