Testudinology (TORTOISES) Encore with Amanda Hipps
Testudinologist and gopher tortoise expert Amanda Hipps examines a specimen/grumpy chonk in Florida.
We're bringing back one shell of an episode with today's encore. What's a tortoise? What's a turtle? Why do they live so damn long? What's up with their junk? Wildlife biologist and testudinologist Amanda Hipps studies gopher tortoises and dishes about turtle nomenclature, cliques, dicks, behavior, burrows, evolution, habitats and more. If you don't dig tortoises yet, you're about to fall deep into a turtle tunnel in love with them.
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This week's donation was made to AlongsideWildlifeFoundation.org
Some links which may be of use:
Handy lil’ gopher tortoise fact sheet
Ectotherms, yes okay I meant ectotherms
Jonathan, a casual very old creature
Lonesome George’s keeper misses him
Otolaryngological whisper facts
Turtle hearing, lamentably scarce research
Bay Area: meet some turtle friends
Seriously, like go to this meet-up
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Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
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