Tortoise Archives - El Mesteño Ranch and Arboretum https://elmestenoranch.com/category/fauna-2/reptile/tortoise/ Hidalgo County, Texas Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://elmestenoranch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-20180808_093253-1-32x32.jpg Tortoise Archives - El Mesteño Ranch and Arboretum https://elmestenoranch.com/category/fauna-2/reptile/tortoise/ 32 32 194751585 “Crop circles” at El Mesteño Ranch? https://elmestenoranch.com/2019/10/_/1462/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 03:34:12 +0000 http://elmestenoranch.com/?p=1462 Well, more than likely it’s just part of the Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) super-highway.

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]]> 1462 Texas Tortoise https://elmestenoranch.com/2019/02/_/1034/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 13:46:28 +0000 http://elmestenoranch.com/?p=1034 (Gopherus berlandieri) One of the most threatened reptiles in Texas, the Texas Tortoise is also one of the most interesting. These ancient critters make their home in the Texas thorn thicket and feed on various types of vegetation- especially the Prickly Pear cactus. Unfortunately, being a very slow moving animal, many are killed on roadways each year and are subjected to loss of habitat as much of the land in south Texas is cleared for agriculture or other less tortoise friendly purposes.Look in the gallery to see a few more

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One of the most threatened reptiles in Texas, the Texas Tortoise is also one of the most interesting. These ancient critters make their home in the Texas thorn thicket and feed on various types of vegetation- especially the Prickly Pear cactus. Unfortunately, being a very slow moving animal, many are killed on roadways each year and are subjected to loss of habitat as much of the land in south Texas is cleared for agriculture or other less tortoise friendly purposes.
Look in the gallery to see a few more pics of these armored reptiles.

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