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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Happy Birthday, muffin I love you the most! <3 Humom
Make that 11 years! Happy Birthday, Zoya Pants!
Its been a tough year for everyone… but today we are putting 2020 away and celebrating 11 years together and hopefully many more years to come. Zoya will update you all on her day of shellebration. I hear there will be cake and presents!
KurmaRaja (Kurma for short) out and about day 3 in his new digs. I think he’s still getting acclimated, but he was more active today than ever before. Such a cutie. 😃🐢❤️ #redfoottortoise #tortoises #tortoise #tortoiselove #tortoisesofinstagram #tortoisestagram #titusville #spacecoast #florida #brevardcounty #centralflorida #turtleconservancy #turtlelife #tortoiselife (at South Titusville, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c9_fkHMQW/?igshid=1w1mutakks2jl
Ever wonder how rescue facilities deal with natural disasters? Here’s a play by play from Dr. David A Steen who worked with rehabbers to get sea turtles to safety during hurricane Doreen.
