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Millions upon millions of shells make up this beach. Sharp little buggers....
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Solar Vehicle alumnus Charles Habermann supervises a computer-controlled waterjet machine at PaR Systems that cuts the seamline between the shell and chassis
Photo Credit: Adem Rudin
The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can be also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. As the Radiated Tortoises are herbivores, grazing constitutes 80-90% of their diet, while they also eat fruits and succulent plants.[4] A favorite food in the wild is the Opuntia cactus. They are known to graze regularly in the same area, thus keeping the vegetation in that area closely trimmed. They seem to prefer new growth rather than mature growth because of the high-protein, low-fiber content. These tortoises are, however, endangered, mainly because of the destruction of their habitat by humans and because of poaching.
The oldest radiated tortoise ever recorded was Tu'i Malila, who died at an estimated age of 188, the oldest tortoise being Adwaita.
Growing to a carapace length of up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) and weighing up to 35 pounds (16 kg), the radiated tortoise is considered to be one of the world's most beautiful tortoises.
This tortoise has the basic "tortoise" body shape, which consists of the high-domed carapace, a blunt head, and elephantine feet. The legs, feet, and head are yellow except for a variably sized black patch on top of the head.
The carapace of the radiated tortoise is brilliantly marked with yellow lines radiating from the center of each dark plate of the shell, hence its name. This "star" pattern is more finely detailed and intricate than the normal pattern of other star-patterned tortoise species, such as G. elegans of India. The radiated tortoise is also larger than G. elegans, and the scutes of the carapace are smooth, and not raised up into a bumpy, pyramidal shape as is commonly seen in the latter species. There is slight sexual dimorphism. Compared to females, male radiated tortoises usually have longer tails and the notch in the plastron beneath the tail is more noticeable.
Radiated tortoises occur naturally only in the extreme southern and southwestern part of the island of Madagascar. They have also been introduced to the nearby island of Reunion. They prefer dry regions of brush, thorn (Diderae) forests, and woodlands of southern Madagascar.
Males first mate upon attaining lengths of about 12 inches (31 cm); females may need to be a few inches longer. The male begins this fairly noisy procedure by bobbing his head and smelling the female's hind legs and cloaca. In some cases the male may lift the female up with the front edge of his shell to keep her from moving away.
The male then proceeds to mount the female from the rear while striking the anal region of his plastron against the female’s carapace. Hissing and grunting by the male during mating is common. This is a very dangerous procedure and there have been recorded cases where the female's shell has cracked and pierced the vaginal and anal cavities. Females lay from three to 12 eggs in a pre-excavated hole six to eight inches (15 to 20 cm) deep and then depart.
Incubation is quite long in this species, lasting usually between five and eight months. Juveniles are between 1.25 to 1.6 inches (3.2 to 4 cm) upon hatching. Unlike the yellow coloration of the adults, the juveniles are a white to an off-white shade. Juveniles attain the high-domed carapace soon after hatching.
Madagascar Exhibit
Bronx Zoo New York
No1 Cropperette by HS Cropper & Co Great Alfred Street Nottingham
Treadle operated clam shell platen press
Cleeve Press
The Flying J in Napanee, Ontario - Exit 579 off of Highway 401. Kind of surreal clouds.
View on black
Until December I'd never heard of a shell wreck, let alone seen one. Basically, from what I understand, every now and then a certain set of circumstances result in a LOT of shells being 'wrecked' on a shore. This wreck went on for a good quarter of a mile, if not longer. It was wide and it was deep, really deep. And it was mostly full of razor shells. Poor things, there must have been millions and millions of them. Great for hungry waders. Not so great for the North Norfolk population of razor shells.
Picture taken 01/11/24
Over the past month, this Shell (excluding truenorth) has been closed to replace the gas tanks and pumps. This photo shows the installation of the new pumps.
Shell/truenorth | 26100 Chagrin Blvd, Beachwood, OH
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Shells found on the beach in the maldives.
Handheld in sunlight with a sigma 105 mm.
Holiday Island Resort (Dhiffushi), South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean
I received my new nautical case for the Panasonic GF3 so took it for a test drive in the tub. I'll be using this allot in my scuba trip in Crete on the 18th.
Played around a bit in Light-room.
It was raining all day on Saturday, so we decided to pile into my brother's truck and drive around. We ended up at Lake Pontchartrain, which I totally reasonable to mistake for the gulf coast. Seriously guys, this lake is huge.