Wearing a shell on your back is like walking around carrying a sign that reads “I was here before you were!” Not many beings can say they predated pretty much everything but the Big Bang and bacteria. However, there are a few modern-day individuals who are still around to represent, among them turtles and tortoises,ContinueContinue reading “Day 258: The Box Turtle and the Croc”
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Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Beards
Bruce is such a character! He is truly one-of-a-kind – both the only and the BEST (mama’s bias here) box turtle I have ever known. One day not long after Bruce emerged from hibernation this spring, I noticed what looked like black fungus growing around the edges of his beak (turtles and tortoises have beaksContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Beards”
Love & Feathers & Shells 