Thanks to the internet, I'm seeing lots of stories about the loyalty animals have to the humans who rescue them

[ka jowct]

RgrF wrote:
I've never seen any study or evidence that shows reptiles from the wild form attachments that go beyond or overcome their natural instincts. I have seen studies that show that a man who prefers the company of an animal to that of a person is either in a really bad marriage or just plain nuts.

I caught a young painted turtle when I was a kid (wish my parents had advised me to put it back, but that's another story). It very quickly began to take food from my fingers, and liked having its head stroked.