Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll


Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. via NASA https://ift.tt/1lFpfmP
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