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Photo By/Credit
Al Barrus/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
12/27/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Gertie the Bolson tortoise has laid eggs each year since she was taken to the U.S. in the 1970s. She's helping to bring species back to the U.S. after being extirpated thousands of years ago.
Ecosystem
Desert
Subject tags
Deserts
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Reptiles