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Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

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Third picture is where I put the gopher tortoise on my lens cap to show just how small it was.

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Comments (6)
courtneyhitson
Thanks! I thought it was sooo cute! I only had the poor thing on it's back for just a second. I wanted to clean the sand of of him so bad!!
courtneyhitson
There a several burrows around where I found him. It's very sandy there. I've noticed that around here they seem be in the areas that are mostly sand.
marylou.wildlife
Ahhh!! Awesome find!! One of my favorite animals ever... did you see any adults or burrows around??
courtneyhitson
Thanks! It was basking in the sun trying to get warm this morning. Made my day to find it!
LauraMaria
Eeee such a cute little thing! I was having this discussion with some friends the other day and things that miniature are CUTE. He definitely qualifies. Great photos, you must have been looking really hard, most people might have missed him!

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2011

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