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Thor, gopher tortoise, is an herbivore. Tortoises can see in color, so out in the wild, when water is scarce, they can spot that bright purple flower, filled with tasty liquid and stay hydrated by eating it. Today, Thor is staying hydrated with bananas and greens. #TakeoverTuesday – Deidre Ousterhout, Keeper II, Program Animals | Zoo Atlanta

As we kick off a brand new year, take a cue from the gopher tortoise: slow, steady and building something that lasts! This video captures a gopher tortoise digging its burrow and creating a safe home at South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve. New beginnings don’t have to be rushed. Sometimes, the best way forward is to dig in, lay a strong foundation and make space for growth. Here’s to a year of thoughtful progress, healthy habits and protecting the small actions that make a big difference! 🐢✨ #SRQCo

To celebrate #WildTurtleWeek, take a moment to appreciate this important ecosystem engineer: the gopher tortoise! More than 350 different species have been documented using the burrows that gopher tortoises create. As you can see in this video, these range from mammals, like the imperiled Florida mouse, to amphibians, like the secretive gopher frog! Hundreds of invertebrates also use the burrows, and some species cannot persist without them. To help support gopher tortoise conservation, FWC rese

Gopher tortoises are ecosystem engineers whose burrows support a beautiful web of life. This is just another example of how much we need biodiversity. To learn more about biodiversity and what you can do to help, click here: �� Video Credits: Odyssey Earth, Brento Lapento, Lorenzo Phrazaphath, James Sullivan, Nathan Yoder, Mississippi Army National Guard, 102d Public Affairs Detachment, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | The Nature Conservancy