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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Ancient Lycian tomb in the background is cut right into the mountainside. This little feller was on a mission to climb to the top before I rudely interrupted his Olympian ascent. Keep on climbing shell fren 🏔 🐢 #lycia #tortoise (at Fethiye) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RO7ahANT6/?igshid=4gh5lnxw3arz
Olympian tort! As close to the gods as we’ll ever get. ❤️🙌🐢
A few of our reptiles: mourning gecko (spouse’s, not a rescue), Russian tortoise (resident, owner surrender), red footed tortoise (resident, owner surrender).
Fue la primer escena que utilice de la cámara, sirve para, como dice el manal, retratar animales en movimiento.
La verdad, tenia intenciones de fotografiar a otra tortuga que tengo, pero se escondió y fue cuando Ellie salió y abarco todas las miradas posando para ser fotografiada.
