A prankster apparently decided a turtle living in the moat around Maizuru Castle Park here needed some self-introduction, writing “kame desu” (I am a turtle) on its shell in white paint.

“We want to clean the graffiti off as soon as we can,” said a representative of the Yamanashi Prefecture’s city planning section, which manages the park. “We definitely don’t want any copy-cats.”

The article goes on to warn any possible copy-cats that whoever did this is unlikely to face any punishment, since there is technically no legal owner of the turtle who can seek property damages against the vandal in court.

via japanprobe