these guys make awesome pets for a druid. i would charm them with allure of the wild and i could actually clear most of the shadow island with one buffed turtle. these guys were blue to me too.
i rampaged through the elementals with a turtle, and he even took down the nameds pretty fast- often so fast i couldnt cast my 10 sec delayed dot from my elder spiritist arms.
great for xping or just farming.