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Tortoises at rest and sleep near their burrows.

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Uploaded by on Jul 29, 2009

Gopher tortoises have at least 3 levels of sleep. During deep sleep, their necks goes limp making them vulnerable.

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  • can the hachlings be differrent colors

  • As far I know, they are basically yellow with black markings.

    I'll post a video on hatchlings soon!

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  • Last I read, despite anatomically complete auditory sensory apparatus, chelonians have never been shown to respond to air borne sound. Sounds like you have observed tortoises to awaken in response to sound. True? If so, a pretty simple experimental demonstration might make a significant publication. Interested in collaborating?

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