Turtle with mohawk

Photographer Chris Van Wyk snapped this terrific photo of a Mary River Turtle rocking a mohawk. Or a bit of algae. I prefer to think it's the former.
"The punk rock turtle with a bright green mohawk" (Mail Online, thanks Kirsten Anderson!)

[#1 posted by Kirsten , September 26, 2008 10:24 AM]

He also has David Bowie eyes which makes him EXTRA awesome.

[#2 posted by drkptt , September 26, 2008 10:26 AM]

Must be a fan of the Tampa Bay Rays!

[#3 posted by minTphresh , September 26, 2008 10:35 AM]

looks like john lydon to me...

[#4 posted by nanuq , September 26, 2008 10:40 AM]

I was going with Don King myself. I wonder what kind of sports events a turtle promotes?

[#5 posted by David Pescovitz , September 26, 2008 10:57 AM]

AHAHAH! Don King. Totally.

[#6 posted by Johnny Cat , September 26, 2008 10:58 AM]

#4:

A race, of course!

[#7 posted by Daemon , September 26, 2008 10:58 AM]

It's a sign! The second coming of Jim Henson is nigh!

[#8 posted by OM , September 26, 2008 11:50 AM]

...You kids know that this is really what happens when you allow turtles to breed with chia pets, right?

[#9 posted by Gainclone , September 26, 2008 2:15 PM]

I, for one, welcome our new punkturtle overlords.

[#10 posted by Cupcake Faerie , September 26, 2008 3:28 PM]

Just don't piss him off, he snaps.

[#11 posted by OM , September 26, 2008 6:42 PM]

..."Punkturtle" or "Turtlepunk"?

[#12 posted by Ocker3 , September 28, 2008 2:41 AM]

My bet is on him cultivating the algae to impress the ladies!