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haha.... this ol' tortoise was just meandering in the Zoo...... had to grab at least one shot.... right? What a cheese ball... just look at that grin. lol
OMG.... check him out large! www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=205490602&size=l
Hit # 93 on Explore. Thanks! :)
Another species of tortoise beetle. The photos never do justice to the beautiful metallic shine of these beetles!
Photographed in Heredia, Costa Rica | August 2011.
Explore #167
(Gopherus berlandieri)
La Lomita Wildlife Photography Ranch, Uvalde,Tx
Listed as "threatened species" in the state of Texas
A tortoise at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands, just off the coast of Ecuador.
Without fail, every time I have gone to the zoo, I have seen an animal mate. They should hire me or something. I'm a zoological aphrodisiac.
Chersina angulata, the Angulate tortoise. One of the Cape's more common tortoises. These are often encountered and often seen crossing roads. Shield patterns and colour are quite variable in this species.
The African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), also called the sulcata 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.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Our tortoises have just recently become active so I thought today would be as good a day as any to get all five out in the middle of our lawn for a spot of exercise while the sun was still shining.
At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
1. In a year of regular visits to the Desert Museum I never saw one of these tortoises until my recent trip in September. They like to hide in their burrows.
2. I found out that I could adopt one, but not own one. All desert tortoises in Arizona are owned by the state by law. Individuals may be granted custody. I also found they are picky eaters and I would have to spend lots of time scrounging in the desert for edible greens for them.
3. I decided to just visit them at the Desert Museum and take my chances on seeing them there!