Chompy wanted to watch “Turtle: The Incredible Journey”
Always looking for partners in crime… ya know.. promoting the #turtpocalyps
I should consider starting a tumblr page dedicated to JUST turtles…
So, yeah, I made Zoya an awesome little sweater! Isn’t she adorable?
A few survivors of a giant Galapagos tortoise species thought to have gone extinct in the 1840s may still exist on a volcanic island in the Pacific!! (click for the full article)
So exciting! Having just watched the 3 part BBC documentary on the Galapagos islands, featuring a long history of all the tortoises on the islands, its extra cool to read this.
Best part of the article for me?
It’s even possible that some of the Floreana tortoises living on Isabela Island are the children of ones Darwin saw, San Diego’s Ryder says. These species are known to live to 100 and beyond, he says. “The direct offspring of animals alive in 1840 could still be alive.”
stealthy.
USE THE PASSING LANE DAMNIT!
Russian Tortoise on Flickr.
This is an illustration I did for my wife- of her new Russian tortoise. Needs a little bottle of vodka somewhere. Too bad he didn’t come with one…