Why are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles called so when they're actually tortoises?
As far as I know turtles live in the water and have flippers.
Tortoises have "normal" legs as TMNT do.

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The creator decided that to call them turtles would mean that every kid who liked the these characters, would want to have a turtle as a pet. They certainly did! All over the world little boys wanted pet turtles and wielded numchuks.

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well they're turtles....that are ninjas.....and they talk....and have a friend who is a rat.....and you find that the strangest thing is that they aren't called tortoises?

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Because Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoise doesn't sound as good?

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