Reptiles, whether box turtles, tortoises or other species, are definitely a breed apart. Even if you look a little (or a lot) different on the outside, on the inside you have so much in common. Take cold blood, for example. Where a good one-half of all the beings on earth are what one might politelyContinueContinue reading “Day 210: A Box Turtle and His Crocs”
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Day 207: Box Turtle Makes a Video!
While there are undeniable advantages to be had by choosing life in an interspecies flock, there are also notable drawbacks. For starters, the paparazzi. They just never leave you alone. As a box turtle, wherever you go, whatever you are doing, whether you are swimming in your watering hole, snoozing under your fern, noshing onContinueContinue reading “Day 207: Box Turtle Makes a Video!”
Day 204: A Box Turtle Finds a Friend
When you are an active participant in the daily food chain o’ life, you soon learn who your friends are. When you encounter the same beings again and again, and again and again they seem totally disinclined to add you to the menu, chances are good they are your friends. As a box turtle, whileContinueContinue reading “Day 204: A Box Turtle Finds a Friend”
Day 201: A Big Green Box Turtle
You just never know who you might meet when a new day dawns. This is why, if you are a single and suave manly and masculine 3-toed box turtle who is looking for love, there is always a reason to keep hope alive. You could be out for a bit of a stroll, no destinationContinueContinue reading “Day 201: A Big Green Box Turtle”
Day 198: The Box Turtle Stakeout
If you are a being who wears a shell on your back, it doesn’t take long to learn you might as well be wearing a sign that reads, “I’m what’s for lunch.” To further complicate matters, since the shell goes wherever you go, you can’t very well just leave it behind and continue on yourContinueContinue reading “Day 198: The Box Turtle Stakeout”
Day 195: A Flocking Box Turtle
Since most shelled beings don’t naturally cohabitate in flocks, any shelled newcomer to flock life can expect to encounter a learning curve of sorts. This learning curve can definitely be worth the work, however. After all, being the intelligent, independent, resourceful box turtle that you are, if you are going to do this “flock life”ContinueContinue reading “Day 195: A Flocking Box Turtle”
Day 192: Boy Box Turtle Versus Girl Box Turtle
If there is one fact about shelled beings that the large shell-less beings seem to consistently get wrong, it is box turtle gender. Just as the males of the avian world are often more colorful and (let’s be honest) attractive than the females, so too can the bright coloration and outgoing personalities of boy boxContinueContinue reading “Day 192: Boy Box Turtle Versus Girl Box Turtle”
Day 189: The Lady Box Turtle
Life with a shell may set a slower pace, but it will never be dull. This you can count on. For starters, every day brings the always challenging “thrill of the hunt” as you stealthily stalk your wild prey. And then of course you have to make sure you also stay out of reach ofContinueContinue reading “Day 189: The Lady Box Turtle”
Day 186: Box Turtle Is Stealthy & Not So Stealthy
Being small and stealthy by nature, and being able to completely close yourself up inside your shell besides, you can use different levels of visibility to your advantage. Say, for example, that you have just enjoyed your usual posh hand-catered lunch. You are feeling quite full and are ready for a restful nap. Your largeContinueContinue reading “Day 186: Box Turtle Is Stealthy & Not So Stealthy”
Day 183: Box Turtle Gets the Mealworm Munchies
Snack time can present some interesting challenges when you live in an interspecies flock. For instance, one flock member might want waffles for his snack break. Another flock member might want blueberries – and lots of them. Yet another flock member might want mealworms, live and kicking. Here, since every flock member has very strongContinueContinue reading “Day 183: Box Turtle Gets the Mealworm Munchies”
Love & Feathers & Shells 