Tmatogal
Grumpy Ol' Tortoise
He didn't seem to thrilled about me taking pictures of him, but at least he came out of his shell and posed for me! He eventually decided that he had enough of me when ran away from me as fast as he could. He moved pretty fast for a tortoise! Poor fella!
The grumpy guy is a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a species threatened by habitat destruction and predation . Gopher Tortoises are often viewed as a keystone species, as they provide homes for 360 other animal species with their burrows.
Grumpy Ol' Tortoise
He didn't seem to thrilled about me taking pictures of him, but at least he came out of his shell and posed for me! He eventually decided that he had enough of me when ran away from me as fast as he could. He moved pretty fast for a tortoise! Poor fella!
The grumpy guy is a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a species threatened by habitat destruction and predation . Gopher Tortoises are often viewed as a keystone species, as they provide homes for 360 other animal species with their burrows.