wild tortoise

I normally use Inaturalist to learn about local species and distributions and habitats of species across the world and came across some neat wild redfoots (likely cherryheads? from south-eastern brazil) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194988523...

Interesting to see how the weather is over there. Lots of vegetation, lots of watery areas.

Texas Tortoise

Hi, I found myself in the sudden possession of a tortoise today when I noticed one outside my home, plodding along the side of the street, in danger of getting hit by a car. I understand it's generally not a good idea to pick up wildlife, but this is an urban area and people on the roads...