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Gopher tortoise

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

carapace slightly over 12 inches

Habitat:

spotted on a residential street in a developed scrub area

Notes:

He appears to have just come out of his burrow to forage--noticed dirt on the shell.

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Earth Week 2011
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PublishedApril 27, 2011

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