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Mother Gopher Tortoise covering her freshly laid eggs. ![]()
We had opened especially for Memorial Day and we discovered this Gopher Tortoise laying her eggs. It was the heat of the day and, when we found her, she had completed her task. This picture was taken while she was burying the eggs with her back flippers. As you can see, she had moved quite a bit of sand to do the job. We kept our distance while she finished. Gopher Tortoises are somewhat reclusive, so we consider this a rare sight in the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary.
Ben Coffin, 1997