Many people don’t know that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, famous as the cartoon sewer-dwelling saviors of New York, weren’t always going to be turtles. Their creators struggled in early drafts to perfect their conception of the masked reptiles’ identities. Now, thirty-five years later, those original iterations have finally been made public. Cowabunga.

Salmons doing yoga.

 

Elderly ducks with canes and walkers.

 

Adolescent hamsters posing for pictures.

 

Earthworms listening to vinyl records.

 

Infant whales dressed as attorneys in suits.

 

Elderly penguins holding leases.

 

Koalas dressed as baristas.

 

Aardvarks dressed as scientists.

 

Slug bodybuilders.