Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tortoise

Around Ohio

Tortoise

Can you guess where I found this turtle? It wasn't hard to spot at the Columbus Zoo. This is the largest turtle I've seen. The males weigh more than 550 pounds, with a four-foot shell. Scientists believe that tortoises live longer than any other animal. But this is hard to prove, because they outlive the scientists!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a beauty!

Anonymous said...

Looks like maybe it is still thinking about beating that hare.

Anonymous said...

Nice coloration - you caught his personality!

Anonymous said...

What a huge creature.

Susanna said...

Very interesting contour on that shell!

Anonymous said...

I hope everything is okay with the photographer! Missing you.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful shell. Looks like a monster:)!