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Closeup of a large bolson tortoise being held with gloved hands, with desert grassland in the background

Photo By/Credit

Al Barrus/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

12/27/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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Gertie the Bolson tortoise is likely in her 80s and is still in prime breeding age.

Ecosystem

Desert

Species

Gopherus flavomarginatus

Subject tags

Deserts

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Reptiles

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