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Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
A Gopher Tortoise rests at the entrance to its burrow. In Florida, the Gopher Tortoise is listed as a threatened species. They are also a keystone species as more than 100 other species rely on them or their burrows for survival. In the dry scrub habitat they are one of the few animals that can dig, and their burrows can extend up to 50 ft. underground. Many other animals in the scrub use these burrows to escape the heat, as nesting sites, or to take shelter from wildfires. Photographed with a Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens at the FAU Tortuga Trail, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
A giant tortoise seen in the Santa Cruz Highlands.
There are several subspecies of the giant tortoise in the Galapagos, with variations across the different islands (more or less). They are big, majestic creatures, and move at surprising speed!
Not always to happy at getting my photo taken this was an opportunity of a life time,The tortoise is native to seven of the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago about 1,000 km (620 mi) west of the Ecuadorian mainland. Spanish explorers who discovered the islands in the 16th century named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning tortoise.
Tortoise numbers declined from over 250,000 in the 16th century to a low of around 3,000 in the 1970s. The decline was caused by hunting for tortoise meat and oil, habitat clearance for agriculture, and introduction of non-native animals such as rats, goats, and pigs. Seven subspecies of the original ten survive in the wild. An eighth subspecies (C. n. abingdoni) has only a single living individual, in captivity, nicknamed Lonesome George. Here in Mombasa they are trying to breed the giant tortoise in a reintroduction programme.
I am the one one on the left.
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Tortoise at Palmitos Park in Gran Canaria
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I seem to be having problems with my software though... this looks much brighter on my home computer than it does at the office...
What do people think? Is the tortoise too dark?
Mating or just too slow to get down?
Not sure .. saw the one on the top moving slowly above the other but clicked it just at the time it was about to get down. :)
As we hiked in the Utah desert, we were lucky enough to encounter a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), as he crossed an open area to reach a heavily vegetated patch nearby. Chuckwalla Trail, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, St. George, Utah.
Traffic signs kindly ask you to pick any tortoises up from off the road and "help" them to the side of the road. But usually it's not necesary 'cause these babies are fast!
Eine Pantherschildkröte am westlichen Rand des Makgadikgadi-Pans-Nationalparks (Botswana).
A Leopard Tortoise in the Most Western Part of the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve (Botswana).
Okay so its not my best shot ever but isn't he the most wonderful creature! I found him when I was on holidays! I almost missed him my dad was showing me a group of butterflys and just as I was about to shoot them I noticed this wonderful Tortoise! Hope you guys like him
Es Grau national park,Menorca,Spain