Florida's Gopher Tortoise

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    This photo was captured in the Guana Reserve. The Gopher Tortoise is listed on the endangered species list and cannot be harassed. I captured this photo at ground level using a 400mm lens. Trailhead parking area. GTMNERR Photo by Craig O'Neal

    Nature Photos by Scott, cassie.holmgren, Benjamin Dobson, urbanman5588, and 6 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. KoriG 59 months ago | reply

      Wonderful photo! I love the perspective!
      And my...this is a big gopher tortoise! So nice that they're protected at the state park and can live nice long lives!!

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    2. Nature Photos by Scott 59 months ago | reply

      For more information on the Gopher Tortise, go to:
      www.gophertortoisecouncil.org/

      One of my favorite creatures...

    3. xxceliaxx 26 months ago | reply

      I found one in my friends yard on the way home and I picked him up and broght him home and took some pictures. After I returned him to the lake for a happy life :) He looked exactly like this one!

    4. greener ideal 15 months ago | reply

      Thanks for making this great photo available under Creative Commons.

      It 's been featured in an Endangered Species Photo Gallery at Greener Ideal

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