Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: T is for Tortoise

 

Above is a picture of a baby Sulcata tortoise also known as the African Spurred Tortoise. You can't tell from the picture that the Sulcata is the third largest tortoise in the world. This little one could grow to weigh 231lbs.

Here is one about 16 years old. They get bigger than that. (picture by me)

If you are wondering the largest tortoise in the world is the Galapagos tortoise, followed by the Aldabra Giant Tortoise.

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: G is for Gopher Tortoise

 Gopher Tortoise is an important reptile because the holes they make provides housing for other critters. The FWC estimates their burrows creates housing for over 360 species! 

By Judy Gallagher - https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/31527638716/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54302550

Some of the animals the tortoise provides homes for include endangered owls and indigo snakes. Certainly an important animal to have around.