Aldabra Giant Tortoise
by Janette Boyd
Title
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Photo of Aldabra Giant Tortoise taken at the Tulsa Zoo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Additional background texture by FAA Artist, Jai Johnson, called, "Illumination 4" was added using Corel Paintshop's techniques of brushes and blending.
Featured by the following FAA Groups
*Animal Photographs"
*Photo Manipulation
*Imagination-Artistry-Creativity
*Art District
*Photography and Textures Make Fine Art
*Lady Photographers
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Location: The Aldabra giant tortoise inhabits the Aldabra Islands, a coral atoll
comprised of 4 islands in the Seychelles, which is located between the coast of Kenya
and the northern tip of Madagascar. The Aldabra giant tortoise occurs in many different
habitats. The largest tortoise concentrations are found on the grasslands called platins;
the grasslands are often dotted with trees and bushes. It also frequents scrublands,
mangrove swamps and coastal dunes.
Diet: These animals are primarily herbivores with the ability to both graze and browse. In the drier areas, they graze mostly on sedges, and a combination of native species of grasses and herbs. Many of these distinct plants are naturally dwarfed and grow their seeds not from the tops of the plants, but closer to the ground to avoid the tortoises’ close cropping jaws. In the wooded and scrub areas, tortoises browse on many types of woody plants. A number of species are readily eaten, and some show a conspicuous browse line about 3 feet above the ground, which is about as high as the tortoises can stretch their necks.
Life Cycle: Aldabra giant tortoises are found both individually and in herds. They mainly feed in the mornings and continue until the temperature becomes too hot. Sheltering trees or bushes are necessary to escape the extreme midday sun; some tortoises cool themselves in pools or mud holes.
Mating of Aldabra giant tortoises usually occurs between February and May. The eggs are carried within the female’s body for about 2.5 months. During the dry season, the female digs a flask-shaped cavity where she deposits her eggs. The number of eggs produced per clutch varies from approximately 4-14; captive animals may lay up to 25 eggs. The length of the incubation period is temperature dependent; in warm temperatures, eggs hatch
in approximately 3.5 months, and in cool temperatures, eggs take over 8 months to hatch. There is no parental care and the hatchlings are independent.
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Comments (6)
Janette Boyd
Thank you, Darren, for the feature in "Photography and Textures Make Fine Art". Always a pleasure to see my artwork featured in this group.
Johanna Hurmerinta
Congratulations! Your creative art has been featured in the “Imagination-Artistry-Creativity” group. LF! You are welcome to archive this image in: Feature Archive & Thank You Thread
Delynn Addams
Congratulations! Your image was featured on 6/26/2017 on the front page of art group PHOTOGRAPH MANIPULATIONS by Delynn art group administrator.
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you so much, Delynn, for the feature in "Photograph Manipulations 2". Love this group.
Delynn Addams
Congratulations! Your image was featured on 6/26/2017 on the front page of art group PHOTOGRAPH MANIPULATIONS by Delynn art group administrator.