Desert Tortoise

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Desert Tortoise

Desert Tortoise

This female is laying eggs behind our home (my first sighting). She uses her shell like a shovel and is digging quite a large area in a hard sand/clay mix. The Desert Tortoise,Gopherus agassizii, was listed as a threatened species April 2, 1990 by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Snow Canyon, UT, September, 2007.
Dow Williams
on Sep 17, 2007 1:05 pm
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 337886

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Andino

Andino - Sep 17, 2007 1:12 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice...

it reminds me of the Galapagos. Over there, they are 250 kgs heavy.

Dow Williams

Dow Williams - Sep 17, 2007 1:34 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice...

not near that big...but I would love to see them as well....I am fancinated with toroises....hard to spot them here though, just lucky as hell that one wanted to nest next to our retaining wall...could not believe our luck..cheers

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