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Gopherus polyphemus
Third picture is where I put the gopher tortoise on my lens cap to show just how small it was.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2011
Submitted on Sep 26, 2011
6 Comments
Thanks! I thought it was sooo cute! I only had the poor thing on it's back for just a second. I wanted to clean the sand of of him so bad!!
So cute, beautiful photo
There a several burrows around where I found him. It's very sandy there. I've noticed that around here they seem be in the areas that are mostly sand.
Ahhh!! Awesome find!! One of my favorite animals ever... did you see any adults or burrows around??
Thanks! It was basking in the sun trying to get warm this morning. Made my day to find it!
Eeee such a cute little thing! I was having this discussion with some friends the other day and things that miniature are CUTE. He definitely qualifies. Great photos, you must have been looking really hard, most people might have missed him!