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Isolde bought this tortoise for R 100.00 from somebody next to the road. When we left it in the garden she started burrowing immediately and laid 7 eggs 3 hours later
Visiting a friend today who has a very lively tortoise, Herbie. Should have used a wider aperture but never mind.
Photo 20/30 for the April Picture a day group.
We were surprised when he raised up to shift in the puddle. There was much more tortoise and much less mud than we thought.
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!
Tortoise at Palmitos Park in Gran Canaria
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These were and are going to be for a Lego Ideas project of mine, so please support that when I make it.
These animals are for a role-playing game I am designing.
The tortoise has greater endurance and can take more damage than other animals.
Please don't try to copy this, since it is still a work in progress.
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?
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.