Did you know…. That one of the ways to determine the sex of a tortoise is by chin glands. Chin glands become present on males at sexual maturity. They serve as chemical and visual signals to other tortoises. Dominant males have chin glands that are larger than other males’ and contain more testosterone. The more you know…
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Congrats to Jeremy for staying diligent and finding and saving this juvenile desert tortoise from harms way on a project site
Did you know… that female tortoises can store sperm for up to 5 years? Because of this, they don’t need to mate each year to lay a clutch (of eggs). Also because of this, a single clutch can be from multiple paternal partners
Did you know…. that the top shell of the desert tortoise, known as the carapace, takes about 5 years to reach full ossification (hardening of the shell)? During these first five years they are very vulnerable to various predators, including ravens, coyotes, kit fox, badgers, gila monsters, roadrunners, snakes and more.
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