Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

Created: December 24th, 2014 - 01:04 PM
Last Modified: December 24th, 2014 - 01:04 PM Entered by: Philip Clevinger
Record 210469

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2014-04-22 11:31:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Female	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Creosote Scrub/Rock Outcropping
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 74.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 17%
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: Last Quarter	Elevation: 3045.00ft	Barometric Pressure: 29.84 mmHg

Notes

This Tortoise looks to have been severely burned at some point in its life. Evidence of this possibility could be seen in the shrub life in the vicinity. It was found in a high traffic area, so it is a small wonder that it still exists out there. Though haggardly, its eyes are bright, and lack of occlusion around nares indicates good health.

I include three vouchers to show the amount of damage this creature sustained and from which it apparently recovered.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Jeff Teel on Dec 24, 2014 at 02:54 PM

Crazy, I really hope it was some sort of natural fire...the thought of a human lighting a tort on fire and leaving it is horrible.