Being born with a shell on your back means you get used to shells fairly early in life. Like rightContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Little Tortoise People”
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Redfoot Tortoise Gets Shell Scratches
Growing up can be itchy business. While many other beings may not look at your redfoot tortoise shell and seeContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Gets Shell Scratches”
Day 203: Tortoise Shell Scratches
Growing up fast has its advantages. It also has its disadvantages. Among the advantages – you are no longer “appetizerContinue reading “Day 203: Tortoise Shell Scratches”
Day 134: Itchy Scratchy Tortoise Shell
It is pretty cool to be born with your home right on your back. But then again, sometimes it isContinue reading “Day 134: Itchy Scratchy Tortoise Shell”
Day 71: Everyone Wants a Shell
Being born with a shell on your back is pretty much the best. All you have to do is lookContinue reading “Day 71: Everyone Wants a Shell”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Cloaking Device
Even when Malti was 4 weeks old and the size of my palm, she already had the most gorgeous coloring.Continue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Cloaking Device”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Pyramiding
While it is true that the technical term “pyramiding” sounds like it refers to the mysterious great pyramids in Egypt,Continue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Pyramiding”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Shell Scratches
The first time I saw Malti back up next to a rock and start rubbing her shell against it, itContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Shell Scratches”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: The Shell
Scientists trying to describe what a red footed tortoise shell looks like often use terms such as “loaf shaped,” “bumpy”Continue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: The Shell”