#tortoises — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #tortoises, aggregated by home.social.
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Deer eats wedding flowers, missing tortoise turns up far from home, bizarre pet portraits, and bear wants jelly beans.
https://cutetropolis.com/2026/08/13/links-deer-ly-beloved/ #Bears #Cats #Deer #Kittens #Tortoises -
Deer eats wedding flowers, missing tortoise turns up far from home, bizarre pet portraits, and bear wants jelly beans.
https://cutetropolis.com/2026/08/13/links-deer-ly-beloved/ #Bears #Cats #Deer #Kittens #Tortoises -
I’ve been informed my blog post introducing our Greek Spur-Thighed tortoise, Bean and her new outdoor enclosure is interesting, so here you go. 🐢
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Ah, yes, another deep dive into the revolutionary #discovery of #tortoises, because clearly, we're all dying to relive Darwin's 19th-century vacation slideshow. 🐢🌴😴 Spoiler alert: Tortoises still move slowly, and #evolution continues to be a thing. Riveting stuff, folks!
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/writers-way-galapagos-charles-darwin-travel/687480/ #Darwin #deepdive #nature #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, yes, another deep dive into the revolutionary #discovery of #tortoises, because clearly, we're all dying to relive Darwin's 19th-century vacation slideshow. 🐢🌴😴 Spoiler alert: Tortoises still move slowly, and #evolution continues to be a thing. Riveting stuff, folks!
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/writers-way-galapagos-charles-darwin-travel/687480/ #Darwin #deepdive #nature #HackerNews #ngated -
💁🏻♀️ 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
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💁🏻♀️ 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
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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-teen-with-30-tortoises-under-clothes-nabbed-at-thai-airport. Here's another very naughty #teenager - 19 years old, this time. I don't think she'll get away with a slap on the wrist. Smuggling #wildlife - like these protected #tortoises - is a major #problem, which needs to be tackled.
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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-teen-with-30-tortoises-under-clothes-nabbed-at-thai-airport. Here's another very naughty #teenager - 19 years old, this time. I don't think she'll get away with a slap on the wrist. Smuggling #wildlife - like these protected #tortoises - is a major #problem, which needs to be tackled.
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Taking it slow….
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Taking it slow….
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#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.”
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#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.”
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Dinosaur incoming.
#photography #wildlife #tortoises #Athens #Greece #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF56mmMK1
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Dinosaur incoming.
#photography #wildlife #tortoises #Athens #Greece #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF56mmMK1
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Seems the tortoises are done with eating for now. 🤭
#photography #wildlife #tortoises #Athens #Greece #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF56mmMK1
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Seems the tortoises are done with eating for now. 🤭
#photography #wildlife #tortoises #Athens #Greece #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF56mmMK1
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Rumors of Jonathan's death are untrue. The world's oldest tortoise is still with us at age 193.
#tortoises
https://www.aol.com/articles/worlds-oldest-known-land-animal-200627628.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=YW5kcm9pZC1hcHA6Ly9jb20uZ29vZ2xlLmFuZHJvaWQuZ29vZ2xlcXVpY2tzZWFyY2hib3gv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIFHctEuDSiyD6L5j-xg6btUd0ILrEZbFod6oAsOT-4lnuGTEVe-otXdw65d7D4C0L0VQ00MRUkQ3SfOG7GIVdhH0haam9o2JC6IVKiJZB64Q4B4M0hitpwrF-nb3F2_CBZJajYCXSIofwoqTVlQ4KUtXMF5NSJKhDCHElwHtArC -
Rumors of Jonathan's death are untrue. The world's oldest tortoise is still with us at age 193.
#tortoises
https://www.aol.com/articles/worlds-oldest-known-land-animal-200627628.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=YW5kcm9pZC1hcHA6Ly9jb20uZ29vZ2xlLmFuZHJvaWQuZ29vZ2xlcXVpY2tzZWFyY2hib3gv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIFHctEuDSiyD6L5j-xg6btUd0ILrEZbFod6oAsOT-4lnuGTEVe-otXdw65d7D4C0L0VQ00MRUkQ3SfOG7GIVdhH0haam9o2JC6IVKiJZB64Q4B4M0hitpwrF-nb3F2_CBZJajYCXSIofwoqTVlQ4KUtXMF5NSJKhDCHElwHtArC -
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/03/the-guardian-worlds-oldest-tortoise-caught-in-viral-crypto-death-scam/ -
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/03/the-guardian-worlds-oldest-tortoise-caught-in-viral-crypto-death-scam/ -
Beautiful pet portraits, daring dog rescue, famous tortoise is NOT dead, and rolling cat hair forever.
https://cutetropolis.com/2026/04/03/links-pretty-as-a-picture/ #Cats #Dogs #Kittens #Pups #Tortoises -
No more #crypto #scam announcing death of venerable Jonathan on St. Helena
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/02/it-was-a-hoax-jonathan-the-worlds-oldest-tortoise-is-very-much-alive-despite-death-rumours #seychelles #tortoise #tortoises #wildlife #napoleon -
No more #crypto #scam announcing death of venerable Jonathan on St. Helena
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/02/it-was-a-hoax-jonathan-the-worlds-oldest-tortoise-is-very-much-alive-despite-death-rumours #seychelles #tortoise #tortoises #wildlife #napoleon -
from DNA to satellite habitat hunting for food, water, temperature-
NASA Is Helping Bring Giant #Tortoises Back to the #Galápagos - NASA Science https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-is-helping-bring-giant-tortoises-back-to-the-galapagos/
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from DNA to satellite habitat hunting for food, water, temperature-
NASA Is Helping Bring Giant #Tortoises Back to the #Galápagos - NASA Science https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-is-helping-bring-giant-tortoises-back-to-the-galapagos/
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BBC: Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years. “Giant tortoises are roaming the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years, in what conservationists have called a ‘hugely significant milestone’. The release of 158 captive-bred juvenile tortoises onto the island is part of the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project led by the Galápagos […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/bbc-giant-tortoises-return-to-galapagos-island-after-nearly-200-years/ -
BBC: Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years. “Giant tortoises are roaming the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years, in what conservationists have called a ‘hugely significant milestone’. The release of 158 captive-bred juvenile tortoises onto the island is part of the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project led by the Galápagos […]
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This NYTimes article about #tortoises makes me think of #Epstein. :-(.
Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs
On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/science/tortoises-island-sex-cliff.html
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The #Seychelles is full of prehistoric wonders. Spotted these Aldabra giant #tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) ensuring the next generation of their species. Truly humbling to watch these ancient #animals in their natural habitat. 🇸🇨
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The #Seychelles is full of prehistoric wonders. Spotted these Aldabra giant #tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) ensuring the next generation of their species. Truly humbling to watch these ancient #animals in their natural habitat. 🇸🇨
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Paradoxe Gedanken (4.Teil)
Wale, Schildkröten und Delfine verenden,
weil sie sich dem Müll im Meer zuwenden.
Haben sonst nichts,
denn der Mensch hat bald auch schon den letzten Fisch erwischt.Du denkst, was interessiert es mich,
ich hab eh kein Gewicht.
Selbst wenn ich mich für die Natur einsetzte,
landen noch viele Tiere im Netze.
Jeden Tag wird Raubbau betrieben,
Schweine geschlachtet, Elefanten vertrieben. -
Paradoxe Gedanken (4.Teil)
Wale, Schildkröten und Delfine verenden,
weil sie sich dem Müll im Meer zuwenden.
Haben sonst nichts,
denn der Mensch hat bald auch schon den letzten Fisch erwischt.Du denkst, was interessiert es mich,
ich hab eh kein Gewicht.
Selbst wenn ich mich für die Natur einsetzte,
landen noch viele Tiere im Netze.
Jeden Tag wird Raubbau betrieben,
Schweine geschlachtet, Elefanten vertrieben. -
Me: Excuse me, tortoises. I'd like to talk to you about The Art of War.
Only one tortoise was interested. The other turned his rejection head away, immediately.
You can't win em all.
At Victoria Butterfly Gardens.
https://butterflygardens.com/ -
Me: Excuse me, tortoises. I'd like to talk to you about The Art of War.
Only one tortoise was interested. The other turned his rejection head away, immediately.
You can't win em all.
At Victoria Butterfly Gardens.
https://butterflygardens.com/ -
The Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a land tortoise from Madagascar, have star-patterned shells. Their shells' yellow lines widen with age, nerves and blood vessels in their shell mean they feel when touched, like a living map. During their dramatic courtship, Males bob heads, sniff, and butt females, sometimes lifting them during noisy mating.
Picture: pinterest
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The Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a land tortoise from Madagascar, have star-patterned shells. Their shells' yellow lines widen with age, nerves and blood vessels in their shell mean they feel when touched, like a living map. During their dramatic courtship, Males bob heads, sniff, and butt females, sometimes lifting them during noisy mating.
Picture: pinterest
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Painting on paper, 20 x 20 cm: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #laurelWreath #monkey #chimpanzee #smartphone #cellphone #communication #mobilePhone #skull #death #mementomori #vanitas #fragilitas #finiteness #mortality #emblematy #negative #opposition #positive #tortoises #turtles #slowdown -
Galapagos tortoise passes at about 141, bobcats on the roof, random dogs to make your day, and surprise cat attack.
https://cutetropolis.com/2025/11/26/links-good-night-gramma/
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FYI, Galapagos tortoises absolutely love celery. And I managed to get action shots without losing any of my fingers. Philadelphia Zoo. #galapagos #tortoises #celery #philadelphia #zoo #reptiles
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FYI, Galapagos tortoises absolutely love celery. And I managed to get action shots without losing any of my fingers. Philadelphia Zoo. #galapagos #tortoises #celery #philadelphia #zoo #reptiles
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Two of the 16 Galapagos tortoises that hatched earlier this year at the Philadelphia Zoo. Small but feisty! #adorbs #galapagos #conservation #tortoises #reptiles #philadelphia #zoo #ecuador
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Two of the 16 Galapagos tortoises that hatched earlier this year at the Philadelphia Zoo. Small but feisty! #adorbs #galapagos #conservation #tortoises #reptiles #philadelphia #zoo #ecuador
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New report warns 54% of turtles and tortoises are at risk of extinction https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/new-report-warns-54-of-turtles-and-tortoises-are-at-risk-of-extinction/
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A young Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), spotted in a park in #Halandri, #Athens, #Greece, 08-Aug-2025
#photography #nature #wildlife #reptiles #tortoises
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"A groundbreaking study reveals that red-footed tortoises experience long-term mood states.
Researchers specializing in animal behavior and cognition at the University of Lincoln have uncovered new evidence about reptile sentience that could lead to major changes in how these animals are managed in captive environments.
Their groundbreaking study presents strong evidence that red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria) are capable of experiencing lasting mood states, much like mammals and birds. This finding represents a significant advancement in our understanding of reptile subjectivity, challenging traditional beliefs and carrying important consequences for animal welfare practices."
https://scitechdaily.com/groundbreaking-study-reveals-tortoises-have-feelings-similar-to-ours/
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Too tired now to write about the European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) that we now see every day. One nest secured. Ask me tomorrow.
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Happy #WorldTurtleDay! :HappyTurtle: Yay! ❤️
Did you know that all tortoises are in fact turtles — they belong to the order Testudines or Chelonia (reptiles having bodies encased in a bony shell) — but not all #turtles are #tortoises.
One way to tell them apart is by where it lives. A #turtle lives mostly in #water, while a #tortoise is a #land animal.
Some people use the terms interchangeably but technically that's not always correct.
