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Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

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Field Notes

Description:

These guys are so cool! And quickly moving towards being on the endangered species list because of disease and human development :( But I saw two about twenty feet from each other and that is neat.

Habitat:

Sonoran and Mojave Deserts

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Desert tortoise

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PublishedApril 7, 2011

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