tortoises – BettSplendens Tumblr Evac

trash-shark:

capnsaltsquid:

whamlastchristmas:

angery!

Have you ever been so mad that you…

@why-animals-do-the-thing what is going on here?

I’m not the tagged blog, but this looks like what male tortoises do sometimes when they fight. They try to push each other onto their backs.

In other words, it looks like he thinks this human is competition.

bunjywunjy:

the-awkward-turt:

breadeddragons:

HEEEEERE’S JOHNNY!

For those who are wondering, this is not Photoshopped. It is not all that unusual for adult sulcatas to walk/burrow through drywall. Not necessarily for any particular reason, just because they feel like digging and can’t be bothered by the frivolity of human structures.

I like that this happens often enough that it is a known problem with this species