tortoise won the race, not the turtle or the hare.
who won the race the turtle or the hare?
tortoise
several sea turtles live along the atlantic coast, including the hawksbill sea turtle, kemp's ridley sea turtle, and loggerhead sea turtle. the green sea turtle and leatherback sea turtle are more common species along the southeastern coastline. land turtles and tortoises found throughout most of the eastern united states are the common snapping turtle, painted turtle, spotted turtle, diamondback terrapin, spiny softshell turtle, eastern mud turtle, northern red-bellied cooter, common musk turtle, eastern box turtle, and the yellow- and red-eared slider. while common species in the northeast include blanding's turtle, wood turtle, and bog turtle, common species in the southeastern u.s. include gopher tortoise, pond slider, escambia map turtle, barbour's map turtle, eastern river cooter, striped mud turtle, loggerhead musk turtle, and the florida softshell turtle. the smooth softshell turtle is for instance found in the ohio river and the allegheny river in pennsylvania.
fauna of the united states
turtle racing has since became popular in canada. boissevain, manitoba, located near turtle mountain, began hosting the canadian turtle derby in 1972. the canadian turtle derby was initially a private race among several local turtle owners. it soon grew in popularity and began to feature parimutuel betting. molson donated an electric starting gate to the event, which they claimed was the first electric starting gate to be used in a turtle race. although there were just 83 turtles in the 1972 event, the field swelled to 447 turtles by 1983. the race takes place in a circle. other festivals around canada host races in which the top turtles qualify to represent their city in the canadian turtle derby. boissevain is now host to a turtle racing hall of fame and a large statue of a racing turtle. initially crowning the canadian champion turtle at the event, in 1974 they invited a top american turtle to the event to race the canadian winner. the american team consisted of lyle parish, howard mitchell, and "toby" the turtle. several thousand people attended the final race in the competition. although the race was initially close, the canadian turtle was victorious after the american turtle fell asleep halfway through the race.
turtle racing