The large shell-less being here…. As the ratio of concrete to grasslands and forests continues to shift, more and more wild beings are getting displaced into urban areas. This is exactly how Bruce and I met. He was wandering about, getting menaced by dogs and nearly run over by cars, when he was rescued toContinueContinue reading “Day 126: Box Turtle Behind Bars”
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Day 123: Box Turtle Loves to Swim
During their younger years, many large shell-less beings undergo a traditional rite of passage called “swim team.” This grueling ritual involves donning a set of distressingly scanty garments, jumping into an icy-cold water body and swimming back and forth, back and forth, back and forth until one of two things occurs: the end-of-practice whistle blowsContinueContinue reading “Day 123: Box Turtle Loves to Swim”
Day 120: Box Turtle Brunch
Brunch traditions can look quite different depending on your species orientation. For example, let’s say you are a large featherless being. When you go out to brunch, you probably enjoy sitting in chairs, eating off china plates with shiny silver forks and knives, drinking your mimosas out of fluted glasses and your coffee out ofContinueContinue reading “Day 120: Box Turtle Brunch”
Day 117: Just Another Green Leaf
Becoming an expert at camouflage takes time. This is true even if you were born with a knack for it that you inherited from basically every other 3 toed box turtle who has ever lived. All things considered, some of your disguise ideas will just work out better than others. So it can be aContinueContinue reading “Day 117: Just Another Green Leaf”
Day 114: The Wonderful Woodpile
There are pros and cons to living the life of a pet box turtle. In your former wild life, you were free to come and go and do as you pleased. Of course, this also meant predators were free to try to eat you for dinner (or breakfast or lunch or mid-afternoon snack) as theyContinueContinue reading “Day 114: The Wonderful Woodpile”
Day 111: Box Turtle Body Language
Life in an interspecies flock is going to present some challenges. For instance, there is communication. How do you communicate with one another to let your flock members know, for example, that not everything you want to share needs to be shrieked out at full volume? Or that you would like to come OUT ofContinueContinue reading “Day 111: Box Turtle Body Language”
Day 108: Scoping Salmon
As a shelled being with a keen gustatory appreciation, it is important to strike just the right ambience before you dine. For example, you can enjoy your meal a lot more if you stop first to verify there are no slavering predators hovering about around the periphery. Also, it is easier to relax and enjoyContinueContinue reading “Day 108: Scoping Salmon”
Day 105: That Boy Can Climb!
Every being is born with different talents. Some beings might be great at swimming. Other beings might be awesome at flying. Still others might do best when they sit very still. And there are some (shelled) beings that are truly amazing at….climbing.
Day 102: Hunting the Wild Earthworm
After a long day of climbing, swimming, basking, digging and burrowing, a box turtle can work up quite an appetite! And while your typical catered dinner is reliably delicious and always well-timed, there is no substitute for the thrill of the hunt. Plus, this is the best way to guarantee your prey will be super-freshContinueContinue reading “Day 102: Hunting the Wild Earthworm”
Day 99: Digging Is Good for the Soul
Even though you have a super-secure hinged safe sitting right on top of your legs, a smart and survival-savvy 3 toed box turtle always likes to have a Plan B in his back pocket. So to speak. You can definitely climb, but that is not always the right response in every situation. You’re a fair-to-middlingContinueContinue reading “Day 99: Digging Is Good for the Soul”
Love & Feathers & Shells 