A little game...guess the tortoise

As my phone is about to die and my children are all crawled into bed on top of me, haha,

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Male gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

Approximately 94.5 years old

GingerLove said:

In the yard?!! What a dream come true. Is it illegal to try to feed them?

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people across the street we're feeding him lettuce and an apple the other day. sorry I meant her. I took a moment to see which one it was. she was relatively friendly and was actually eating it even though they were standing right next to her. front to back if I laid a ruler on the ground her shell would cover probably 13 inches maybe 14 in length. I was comparing her to my leopard which is 12 inches and she was longer than him. It IS awesome to see.

How do they know his age? Tell us more!

I guess 94 and a half.

teresaf said:

How do they know his age? Tell us more!

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He is a somewhat famous tortoise. Google " gus the gopher torroise"!

He was hatched in Florida in 1922 ! He's been living at a museum for 75 years!

That's crazy!!!! I didn't even know Gopher tortoises could live over fifty!!!

Yup. He's healthy and happy too! A great little creature. And obviously exceptional.

I believe he may be the longest lived gopher tortoise on record

counting said:

As my phone is about to die and my children are all crawled into bed on top of me, haha,

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Above pictured:

Male gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

Approximately 94.5 years old

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Wow! 94! That's pretty crazy.

TheSulcata said:

Wow! 94! That's pretty crazy.

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They will celebrate his 95th birthday in August!

counting said:

They will celebrate his 95th birthday in August!

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Mind if I share a 'guess the tortoise' picture? I'm pretty sure I have a good one

No, please do!!!

That's awesome. I have seen several gopher tortoises in my life. But I never took the time to really observe them. I wish I'd had the tortoise bug back then. Next trip down I will find one!

What tort is this? I have no idea what it's age is

Yea for Radiata.

Radiated tortoise!

Ps. Anyone else can put up a pic for people to guess as well

I don't know this guy personally

counting said:

I don't know this guy personally

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Desert tort?

No, it's one of the Asians, but the name escapes me.

Forsten's, that's it - Indotestudo forstenii

Yvonne G said:

Forsten's, that's it - Indotestudo forstenii

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Agree!