Wisdom From The Experts Pt 4 & 5 Two Turtle and Tort experts, two related pieces of wisdom to share about turtle and tortoise anatomy! Lori Neuman-Lee, PhD (@CheloniaGirl ), prof at Utah State University, says – “I wish people knew that turtles can’t come out of their shells…because their shells are part of their...
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Words of Wisdom from the Experts Pt 3- “I wish people knew how smart turtles are. They learn quickly where their food comes from; if from a human then they learn that specific person” Is what Michelle Kelly (@MichelleKellyCW), public speaker about Reptiles and amphibians, wishes more people knew about turtles and tortoises. Those of...
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Words of wisdom from the experts pt 2 Check out this INCREDIBLE photo by Amanda Hipps, @biophilamanda, one of the experts who responded to our #worldturtleday question. Amanda studies the animals that live in gopher tortoise burrows. In case you didn’t know, gopher tortoise burrows are home to hundreds of other animals. Their status as endangered directly...
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This year, in honor of #WorldTurtleDay, we asked herpetologists, biologists, rescues, and rehabbers, to tell us what they wish more people knew about Turtles and Tortoises. Starting today we’ll be sharing a few responses a day! Let’s learn more about the animals we love from people who have devoted their lives to protecting them. Biologist...
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All we want for Christmas is a baby brother and sister. Just kidding! That’s actually us! I asked mom to take me to see Santa this year to address some concerns I had (so many “incidents”) but mom said until Santa brings us a tortoise stairlift, that isn’t happening. Guess I’m stuck writing a letter with these giant feets that can’t hold a pen.
Look at how tiny you two are! we can’t believe you were ever that smol. Good thing you’re both just as gorgeous! 😀 P.s. If you see your humoms phone I think if you stomp on it you can tell the voice in it to send a message to santa for you. I tried it by sitting on the phone once. I accidently called a walgreens.