Being cold-blooded is pretty awesome….except when it’s not. Times when it’s not so great to not be able to thermo-regulate by yourself include summers in Texas and winters in Texas…..as well as most other times in Texas. This issue quite naturally intensifies if you are actually a native species of Texas, such as a TexasContinueContinue reading “Day 21: A Texas Box Turtle and His Hay”
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Day 20: Alligator Fluffies
Everyone needs a best friend in life. If you are small and appetizer-sized and delicious, it can be wise to choose a bestie that is bigger and ferocious. Of course, if your chosen bestie is too ferocious, you might be afraid to be friends with them, thinking you might end up as lunch instead! ButContinueContinue reading “Day 20: Alligator Fluffies”
Day 19: Poms in Paradise
As a busy “A-list” actor with feathers, there is nothing like a vacation getaway to spark fresh creativity. Chances are good you will come back from your trip with so many innovative ideas for new plays that your VIP fans will adore. And if the trip is really reinvigorating, you might have new ideas beforeContinueContinue reading “Day 19: Poms in Paradise”
Day 18: Box Turtle Neck Retraction
As a box turtle, you know you come from an impressively ancient lineage. 200 million years is nothing to sneeze at. Even better, you’ve picked up some eminently practical and, frankly, pretty fabulous specialized skills along your evolutionary journey. Take neck retraction, for instance. It took joining an interspecies flock to realize not every beingContinueContinue reading “Day 18: Box Turtle Neck Retraction”
Day 17: Malti’s Menu
To hear paleontologists tell it, feathered and shelled beings likely share some common ancestors. And those ancestors were BIG. They were big in size (think “school bus” and you won’t be far off) and also big in appetite. So if you like to eat, you get it honest. But this can be hard to explainContinueContinue reading “Day 17: Malti’s Menu”
Day 16: Personal Chef Training
As a famous and feathery celebrity, you know you have really “arrived” when you rate your own personal Small Chef. This is a big deal for two very important reasons. First, it means you will finally be able to enjoy world-class delicacies prepared especially for the notoriously sensitive avian palate. Second, it will keep yourContinueContinue reading “Day 16: Personal Chef Training”
Day 15: Traveling Box Turtle
As a uniquely adapted being who carries your house with you wherever you go, the concept of “travel” is nothing new. You are always traveling. And whenever you feel ready to stop traveling and have a rest, well, all you have to do is sit down! This adaptation can at times present some unique communicationContinueContinue reading “Day 15: Traveling Box Turtle”
Day 14: Hibernation Instinct
Being cold-blooded is not for weaklings. This is true in the summer, when temperatures can elevate to the point where everything just feels, well, HOT. This is also true in the winter, when everywhere you go and everything you touch and everyone you see is so COLD. But not all cold-blooded shelled beings hibernate. Hibernating,ContinueContinue reading “Day 14: Hibernation Instinct”
Day 13: Famous and Feathery
When you are multi-talented and covered in soft feathers, it can be pretty challenging to stay out of the public eye. Somehow, even when you think you are traveling totally “incognito,” your VIP fans have their ways of recognizing you. When this happens, of course, you will want to stop and exchange greetings. If theContinueContinue reading “Day 13: Famous and Feathery”
Day 12: What’s Under the Box
Being born a box turtle has its benefits. For starters, you have this awesome unique hinge on the back underside of your shell. Thanks to this hinge, you can pull every single appendage (head, tail, legs – the whole package) inside your shell and active its hinge and – presto! – no more box turtle!ContinueContinue reading “Day 12: What’s Under the Box”
Love & Feathers & Shells 