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#ShowWolfATurtle is a Twitter hashtag that started after CNN correspondent Wolf Blizter tweeted a photo of a turtle saying "Always nice to see a turtle." Following the tweet, people began posting pictures of turtles with the hashtag with the idea that Blitzer would see the turtles and have his day brightened.

Origin

On May 14th, 2017, Blitzer tweeted[1] a picture of a turtle captioned "Always nice to see a turtle." The tweet gained nearly 4,000 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, left). The following day, Dr. David Steen posted the first tweet[2] under the #ShowWolfATurtle hashtag (shown below, right.

Wolf Blitzer @wolfblitzer Follow Always nice to see a turtle
David Steen, Ph.D. @AlongsideWild 와 Follow Hi @wolfblitzer this is a Loggerhead Musk Turtle. Highly aquatic & from the SE USA, they like to eat aquatic invertebrates. #ShowWofATurtle

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Over the following two days, dozens of people joined in on the hashtag posting pictures of various turtles. The spread of the hashtag made Twitter Moments[3] and was covered by Atlas Obscura[4] and Uproxx.[5] Most users took the hashtag sincerely, sharing pictures of actual turtles, though some jokingly replied with pictures of the Pokémon Squirtle and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (ex: shown below).

#ShowWolfATurtle

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Shared a major life event with Facebook yesterday. Maggie Serota Yesterday .。. ▼ Wolf Blitzer saw a turtle. Yesterday Wolf Blitzerwolfblitzer Always nice to see a turtle.
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Hi @wolfblitzer these are European Pond Turtles from Azerbaijan. I was studying them because roads cut through habitat. #ShowWolfA Turtle
This is an amazing hashtag and I gotta get in on it. An adorable little stinkpot turtle in PA a couple years ago #ShowWolfA Turtle
Hey @wolfblitzer check out this adorable baby Gopher Tortoise! Let's spread some awareness for this important species! #ShowWolfA Turtle
This bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America & would like to be seen by @wolfblitzer #ShowWolfATurtle

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About

#ShowWolfATurtle is a Twitter hashtag that started after CNN correspondent Wolf Blizter tweeted a photo of a turtle saying "Always nice to see a turtle." Following the tweet, people began posting pictures of turtles with the hashtag with the idea that Blitzer would see the turtles and have his day brightened.

Origin

On May 14th, 2017, Blitzer tweeted[1] a picture of a turtle captioned "Always nice to see a turtle." The tweet gained nearly 4,000 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, left). The following day, Dr. David Steen posted the first tweet[2] under the #ShowWolfATurtle hashtag (shown below, right.


Wolf Blitzer @wolfblitzer Follow Always nice to see a turtle David Steen, Ph.D. @AlongsideWild 와 Follow Hi @wolfblitzer this is a Loggerhead Musk Turtle. Highly aquatic & from the SE USA, they like to eat aquatic invertebrates. #ShowWofATurtle

Spread

Over the following two days, dozens of people joined in on the hashtag posting pictures of various turtles. The spread of the hashtag made Twitter Moments[3] and was covered by Atlas Obscura[4] and Uproxx.[5] Most users took the hashtag sincerely, sharing pictures of actual turtles, though some jokingly replied with pictures of the Pokémon Squirtle and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (ex: shown below).


#ShowWolfATurtle

Various Examples


Shared a major life event with Facebook yesterday. Maggie Serota Yesterday .。. ▼ Wolf Blitzer saw a turtle. Yesterday Wolf Blitzerwolfblitzer Always nice to see a turtle. #ShowWolfATurtle GIF Hi @wolfblitzer these are European Pond Turtles from Azerbaijan. I was studying them because roads cut through habitat. #ShowWolfA Turtle This is an amazing hashtag and I gotta get in on it. An adorable little stinkpot turtle in PA a couple years ago #ShowWolfA Turtle Hey @wolfblitzer check out this adorable baby Gopher Tortoise! Let's spread some awareness for this important species! #ShowWolfA Turtle This bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America & would like to be seen by @wolfblitzer #ShowWolfATurtle

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