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  1. chelonologist

    Toby the Berlandier's tortoise will receive a 3D printed prosthetic gular horn

    Details here: http://michaeltuma.net/2016/05/toby-the-tortoise-gets-a-new-gular-horn-part-i/
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    New blog post: Tortoises Through the Eyes of a Biologist, Part IV - Social Behaviors & Communication

    Last blog post of my 4-part series: http://michaeltuma.net/?p=234
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    CTTC Inland Empire featuring our very own Tom - Feb 6 in Redlands!

    I'll be talking about my dissertation research - evolution of sexual size dimorphism in tortoises. Kind of a heavy topic but I promise to make it fun.
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    CTTC Inland Empire featuring our very own Tom - Feb 6 in Redlands!

    I'll be speaking at the Orange County Chapter CTTC meeting in Friday - anyone from TFO going?
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    Tortoises Through the Eyes of a Biologist PART III (Physiological Ecology)

    New blog post, part 3 of 4: http://michaeltuma.net/?p=225
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    Tortoises Through the Eyes of a Biologist PART II (Life History)

    I've posted part II of this four-part blog series: http://michaeltuma.net/?p=218
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    10 Most Fascinating Tortoises of 2014

    Did your tortoise make the list? http://michaeltuma.net/?p=183
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    Tortoises Through the Eyes of a Biologist: What Can Wild Tortoises Tell Us About Our Pets? (Part I)

    I've posted a new blog on my website: Tortoises Through the Eyes of a Biologist: What Can Wild Tortoises Tell Us About Our Pets? Part I - Evolutionary History Over a four-part series of blogs, I discuss aspects of the biology of wild tortoises – including evolutionary history, life history...
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    5th Annual TTPG Conference

    I'm going, it'll be my first TTPG conference. Looking forward to it!
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    Share Your Best Turtle/Tortoise Close-Up Shots!!

    From my "Herb loves" series on Instagram:
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    Free Sulcata on Craigslist

    http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/pet/4587773581.html
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    Show us your Leopards!

    Here's my newest addition, Mr. Freckles:
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    Erosa behavior

    My male erosa does this, too (rubbing his gular against objects). My guess is he's 'blowing off steam' so to speak, perhaps because his blood testosterone levels are high and he's looking for a fight with another male.
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    New book on Gopherus - Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises

    A new book on the Gopherus tortoises - Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises - will be available on July 3rd, 2014 from amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1421413779/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20). Providing the first comprehensive treatment of North America’s tortoises, Biology and...
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    Anyone see this???

    What the article doesn't say, which leads me to believe it's completely biased and not a news story, is that Bundy promised a 'range war' with the BLM, invited like-minded folks to come support him in his war, and that his supporters threatened violence against the federal agents who were...
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    New hatchling Forsten's tortoise!

    I'm keeping this guy in a 48" wide x 24" deep x 12" tall Boaphile snake cage that I converted to an indoor tortoise enclosure. The substrate is moist coconut coir, and I've installed a UV A/B light inside. It stays very moist in this enclosure. I have another one I use for my baby red-footed...
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    New hatchling Forsten's tortoise!

    I'm very excited about the new addition to my family - a hatchling Forsten's tortoise from ATC! I'm especially impressed with the size of this hatchling - his carapace length is around 65 mm..
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    First DNA samples taken from wild pancake tortoises

    Thanks for the comments and questions. I'm definfitely lucky to have gotten involved with the species, and there's some interesting research questions to be asked. We'll essentially be looking at gene flow rates at a local level, and population relationships at the full species distribution...
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