Star Tortoise Info and Gifts
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Welcome to Star Tortoise
My family and I had gone to Dublin Ohio for vacation and went to the Columbus Zoo. I took along my camera for artistic inspiration and came upon this magnificent looking tortoise. I took its picture and moved along.
Once home, I tried to identify this type of turtle. After much searching, I finally typed in tortoise instead of turtle, along with black, yellow, and the best word to describe the pattern on its back - star - and low and behold, I found its picture and its name. This turtle is called a Star Tortoise.
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Contents at a Glance
How do Star Tortoises look?
On some Star Tortoises, the yellow markings are rather thin, and on others they are bold.
In addition, some of the Star Tortoise shells are smooth looking, some are more bumpy looking.
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Star Tortoise - Moving Forward Mousepad
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Habitat and Diet of the Star Tortoise
The Star Tortoise lives in temperatures that range from 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in the warmest area to about 80 degrees in the cooler area of its habitat. At night the temperature ranges in the low to mid 70s. They also like some vegetation to protect them from the mid-day sun.
The diet of the Star Tortoise may range from fruit and vegetables one part of the year to grasses and decaying flesh another, both providing different vitamins and minerals for its sustained well being.
History and Care of the Star Tortoise on Amazon
Star Tortoises: The Natural History, Captive Care, and Breeding of 'Geochelone elegans' and 'Geochel
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 05/27/2012)
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Star Tortoise Postcards
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Star Tortoise, painting on postcards by Cherylsart
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More on Tortoises
Star Tortoise pattern as an abstract design,
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Star Tortise Gifts
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Coloring Book
The World of Turtles (Dover Nature Coloring Book)
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JaguarJulie Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:59 pm | delete
- That is a pretty jazzy looking tortoise you know? Ah, vacationing in Dublin, Ohio. I used to live near there and my one sister actually worked in Dublin many a year ago. Isn't Muirfield Country Club there?
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CreativeArtist Sep 22, 2010 @ 4:10 pm | delete
- Hi Julie, thanks for the compliment. We were only in Dublin for less than a week, didn't go to any Country Clubs, but definitely liked the Macaroni Grill.
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tssfacts
Sep 21, 2010 @ 6:40 pm | delete
- What a beautiful tortoise. I looked at the other pictures that you provided. I really like the ones with the blue background. Never knew there were so many colors for a tortoise.
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- The blue ones are beautiful, simply amazing.
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walclan
May 30, 2009 @ 7:32 am | delete
- I just love tortoises, unfortunately I cant have one as a pet as I live in Australia and its not allowed.
I had one for a pet when I was a child in England. I still love them.
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3dMooNMaN
Jan 7, 2009 @ 5:16 am | delete
- I love Turtles and these Turtles are Cool !! Great shoes ! LENS ROLL for sure ! to my pet and wildlife lens !
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Star Tortoise Blog Posts from Google
- Star tortoise found in bag, two persons arrested
- Forest officials of the Pollachi Range of Anamalai Tiger Reserve, in a joint operation with the police, arrested two persons who were found in possession of a star tortoise. They found the protected species while bathing in the river and planned to ...
- When nature inspires innovations, designs
- Star tortoise is a terrestrial animal. It faces an imminent danger of getting turned upside down. However, its shell has a self-righting strategy because of its geometry. On the other hand, highly domed, terrestrial turtle with short limbs and neck ...
- 483 star tortoises seized at BIA
- Star tortoise is protected under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (as amended), which bans its possession and transfer in any form for commercial use. It is also protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
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