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Gopherus polyphemus
Spotted on Jul 16, 1997
Submitted on Jul 16, 2011
8 Comments
Oh wow! How cute! Great picture!
Oh my gosh... what an exciting find! Young gopher tortoises are ridiculously cute!! So glad to see the future for our GT populations :)
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Amazint to catch them on the move.. Really pretty.
Thx for sharing!
Nick
Nice. Is there a link where we might get more information on the project?
These tortoises and others were relocated as part of restoration activities at old launch pads at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Nice picture. How weird though for such a solitary animal. You say they are juveniles; I'm guessing two years by their size. (unless my perspective is way off--hatchlings are only one to two inches long and may be seen in such a group for a few days until they dig their own burrows).
Wow! It is so cool to see baby Gopher tortoises! That's on a barrier island?