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A land dweller, the desert tortoise See Chloe at the top left frame. pulled Chloe back, so not to disturb the tortoise.
I have been using a 15mm fisheye lens a lot with my macro photography this year, to try and bring in more of the environment into the images. Here is one I took of a Small Tortoise Shell on the coast a few days ago.
A wild Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) at Archbold Biological Station in Highlands County, Florida, USA.
Baby Gopher Tortoise trying to cross the road near Spring Hill, Florida
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This gopher tortoise, with a tear in it's eye, chewed on a blade of grass as it crossed through our backyard in Stuart, Florida.
The African Spurred Tortoise, also called the African Spur Thigh Tortoise, is a species of tortoise which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in northern Africa. It is the third largest species of tortoise in the world and the largest species of mainland tortoise (not found on an island) (from Wikipedia)
Seen at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove, B.C. (09-08-18-3683)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. She’s a cute little thing! This is my little desert tortoise “Hershey” and she just woke up from her hibernation. I saw her napping and sunning herself the other day. Seems like she just went into hibernation. We have already had 80ºF temps in February. Ahhh.... Life in the desert!
2016/55 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Hershey the Desert Tortoise
Tucson Arizona
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My tortoise came out of hibernation today, making it 58 winters he's survived in my ownership! Quite a bit later waking up than for many years, which I guess is due to the mild start to the winter and the cold finish.
A beautiful tortoise orbweaver with very interesting flattened pedipalps from Sani lodge, Ecuador.
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I was doing what was sort of a photography meet-up. This tortoise didn't seem to mind all the cameras during breakfast!
Kruger NP, South Africa
Native to the savannahs and grasslands of Eastern and Southern Africa, the leopard tortoise is the fourth largest species of tortoise in the world, with typical adults reaching 18-inch (460 mm) and weighing 40-pound (18 kg) and can live 80-100 years.
I was at Circle B, and and just come off of Eagles Roost trail when I met a lady who ask me if I had seen any Gopher Tortoise. I told her no, and in fact it had been many years since I had seen one. We talked about Gopher Tortoise a few minutes and went our separate ways. Later on as I was returning to my car after another great day at Circle B, I walked up on this "stranger" It was on the sidewalk leading from Heron Hideout to the parking lot. "Go figure"
Gopher tortoises are long-lived reptiles that occupy upland habitat throughout Florida including forests, pastures, and yards. They dig deep burrows for shelter and forage on low-growing plants. Gopher tortoises share these burrows with more than 350 other species, and are therefore referred to as a keystone species.
In Florida gopher tortoises are on the Endangered Species List, categorized as a Threatened Species. This means that their current numbers are dropping but we are not sure exactly how much, several studies presently being conducted on the tortoises are tiring to more accurately answer this question. Their primary reason for being endangered is a loss of habitat. In the past many tortoises were killed either for food, or by people who were trying to kill the rattlesnakes that often share their burrows.
Found at La Selva Biological Station, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
Possibly Ischnocodia annulus, the Target Tortoise Beetle?
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
The tortoise tear duct openings continuously excrete a thick, clear highly salty mucous that lubricates the eyes and eliminates excess salt at the same time.
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