💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Argentine black and white #tegus – omnivorous #lizards that grow to 120 cm and weigh over 4 kg – are spreading across southeastern #Georgia after exotic pet owners likely released them illegally. 🦎

Each female can produce 35 #eggs per year, and with few #predators, the population threatens native species like gopher #tortoises. 🐢

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/georgia-invasive-lizard/

#invasivespecies #ecology #wildlife #biology #conservation #nature #reptiles #argentina #science #environment

Taking it slow….

#fenfotos #signs #tortoises

Turtles and tortoises that have hinges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDx6JqM2pew

#turtles #tortoises #reptiles #wildlife #Nature #ecology #biodiversity

#Turtles and #tortoises share the same #etymological root: Ancient #Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), “holder of Tartaros (or Tartarus)”. Ancient beliefs held that they originated from the underworld, thought to be the resting place of the dead, referred to as Τάρταρος (Tártaros), meaning “the land of the dead, #hell.”

https://mapologies.com/herpetology/

Dinosaur incoming.

#photography #wildlife #tortoises #Athens #Greece #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF56mmMK1
(photo: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Seems the tortoises are done with eating for now. 🤭

#photography #wildlife #tortoises #Athens #Greece #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF56mmMK1
(photo: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

The Guardian: World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam. To the tune of Master Ninja Theme Song: VIRAL CRYPTO DEATH SCAM “At 194 years old, Jonathan the giant tortoise was a youngster when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne – and has now lived long enough to fall victim to a crypto scam. News outlets including the BBC, Daily Mail and USA Today falsely reported his death […]

Beautiful pet portraits, daring dog rescue, famous tortoise is NOT dead, and rolling cat hair forever.