Ravens and Tortoises
Ravens are a problem because their populations have increased greatly as a result of urban sprawl. More ravens equals more dead tortoises.
Old video (cnCXXTVmMbI) no longer working, so here's a new one!!!!
panamint_patty wrote:Recession Dooms Hundreds of Endangered Tortoises
Sad situation in Nevada. The clip doesn't give a lot of details, but I suspect that they must be euthanized since they carry a deadly virus. Rather than release them into the wild and infect other tortoises, they just kill them instead.
One of the surprising moments in the movie is when the hatchling tumbles from its shell and is propped up by its yolk. This is an evolutionary adaptation where the young absorb the yolk over several hours and they then use that nutrition to sustain themselves during the first few months of their lives. This is an especially handy adaptation as the young tortoises hatch in late summer when temperatures can exceed 110 degrees making the search for food especially difficult.
And, finally, there are garden snails, a garden product which flourishes, like it or not. Many tortoise keepers report the routine consumption of snails (sometimes after being crushed by the keeper) on the part of their tortoises as well as their box turtles.
wildrose wrote:Edible Landscaping for Tortoises
Interesting information just in case you want to keep a tortoise in your backyard. It turns out that tortoises are not strict vegetarians. They'll actually eat garden snails!And, finally, there are garden snails, a garden product which flourishes, like it or not. Many tortoise keepers report the routine consumption of snails (sometimes after being crushed by the keeper) on the part of their tortoises as well as their box turtles.
LINK: http://www.tortoise.org/general/edibplan.html
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