A moderately sized tortoise, the Yellow Foot Tortoise averages around 16 inches for males and between 24 and 30 inches for females. They have a very thick, heavy shell. They have brown limbs and head, with some yellow or orangish scales.
It is very obvious where the Star Tortoise gets its name. The carapace of a Star Tortoise is grayish brown and sometimes almost black in color with a golden brown star pattern on their Carapace plates. Hatchling Star Tortoises are very small, measuri
The Russian Tortoise generally reaches a length of 6 to 8 inches. Their skin is often tan in color. Their carapace is very round and comes in a variety of colors such as tan, yellow-green, and olive. They often have dark markings on the scutes of the
The largest known Redfoot Tortoise was 17.75 inches long. Most others, however, will reach a maximum of 10 to 12 inches. Their shell is more oval than round, and when viewed from above, many Redfoot Tortoises will have a slight hourglass figure to th
The Radiated Tortoise has a high-domed carapace, which is brilliantly marked. Its name comes from the striking yellow lines that radiate from the center of each dark plate on the shell. This tortoise's pattern is much more detailed and intricate than
It has been reported that in the case of juvenile Pancake Tortoises the plastron, roughly the center, acts as a diaphragm and can be pushed out from the body. In other words, the width of the tortoise does actually expand for juveniles, allowing them
The largest known European Tortoise, the average Marginated Tortoise reaches about 14 inches in carapace length. As with many tortoises, the female is larger than the male. They have serrated marginals at the rear of the carapace. The Marginated Tort
The fourth largest tortoise found in the world today, the South African Leopard Tortoise can reach up to 23 inches in carapace length. Male South African Leopard Tortoises usually get larger than females. The Leopard Tortoise's shell is usually marke
The African Leopard Tortoise can grow to lengths of nearly 28 inches, though lengths of about 18 inches are much more common.They can weigh up to 100 pounds, although most Leopard Tortoises do not exceed 50 pounds. The Leopard Tortoise's top shell, o
Growing up to slightly over 12 inches (30.5 cm), but rarely exceeding 11 inches (28cm) in carapace length, the Impressed Tortoise is a moderately sized tortoise. They have a somewhat flattened appearance when compared to the Asian Brown Tortoise, a c
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August 28
1792: August 28, 1792 – Men make wheat-ricks. Mr Hale’s rick fell. Vivid rain-bow. 1789: August 28, 1789 – Colchicum autumnale, naked boys, blows. Wheat-harvest goes on finely. 1788: August 28, 1788 – A bat comes out many times in a day, even in sunshine to catch flies: it is probably a female that has young, & is hungry from giving suck: the swallows strike at the bat. 1785: August 28, 1785 – Boys bring the 22nd, 23,rd, & 24th wasps nest. Many wasps at the plum-trees. 1782: August 28 Continue reading
Venezia 65: arriva Takeshi Kitano
S’intitola Achille e la tartaruga ed è la quindicesima opera cinematografica di Takeshi Kitano. In questo caso Opera, con la O maiuscola: viene raccontata la storia di un artista (dalla sua infanzia fino ai suoi giorni da adulto). Una vita che oscilla tra grande talento (quotato raramente dai galleristi) e follia. Come sempre Kitano (qui anche attore) realizza un film molto intenso e capace di toccare le corde emotive degli spettatori. E pensare che in patria, il regista è soprattutto not Continue reading
Venezia 65: arriva Takeshi Kitano
S’intitola Achille e la tartaruga ed è la quindicesima opera cinematografica di Takeshi Kitano. In questo caso Opera, con la O maiuscola: viene raccontata la storia di un artista (dalla sua infanzia fino ai suoi giorni da adulto). Una vita che oscilla tra grande talento (quotato raramente dai galleristi) e follia. Come sempre Kitano (qui anche attore) realizza un film molto intenso e capace di toccare le corde emotive degli spettatori. E pensare che in patria, il regista è soprattutto not Continue reading
And finally, a tortoise...
And to end the day, how about a bit of human interest with this charming news story about Gavin and Stacey co-creator and actress Ruth Jones being reunited with her pet tortoise, 55 year-old Tom. Tom had been missing for five weeks and was found in a recycling centre after getting accidentally caught up in Jones’s recycling regime. There’s nothing to say on this story beyond “Awwwww”. I just thought it was sweet and wanted to share. Comment on this entry Continue reading
Best practices in social media marketing
Chris Brogan pointed me to Mitch Joel’s “social media marketing best practices project.” The goals are two-fold: Push smart people all across the Web to document their ideas for best practices in social media marketing Drum up some link love for Mitch Joel’s blog (and doing so in a creative, compelling way like this demonstrates a social media marketing best practice, no doubt) Brogan’s chosen best practice is “Learn how to listen. Simple, I know. But it’s a best practice. Here are five tool Continue reading
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Pitt and Clooney at Venice debut
Clooney and Pitt were on the red carpet for the premiere The Venice Film Festival has opened with the premiere of the Coen brothers’ dark comedy Burn After Reading. The film, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, is showing out of the competition at the annual event. Before the screening, the stars posed good-naturedly for pictures and signed autograph books for fans lining up along the red carpet. There are 21 movies competing for the coveted Golden Lion this year, wit Continue reading
Venezia 65: Akires to kame, di Takeshi Kitano
Akires to kame (Achilles and the tortoise), di Takeshi Kitano Venezia 65, Concorso C'era chi, dopo il magistrale ma complesso e discutibile Takeshis' e dopo il bruttino Glory to the Filmaker, aveva già dato per spacciato uno dei più grandi registi mondiali degli ultimi decenni. Molti di essi si ricrederanno con Akires, un film semplice e stupefacente che è insieme di una coerenza spaventosa (perché spinge sugli stessi pedali, sulla crisi dell'artista, sul consumo e la produzione dell'arte) ma c Continue reading
ATP NY stage/set times & NYC bus info posted
Fuck Buttons @ McCarren Pool (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) ATP NY will run a bus from Manhattan and Brooklyn to Kutshers. More info and the weekend's set times and stage breakdown, below... FRIDAY 19TH SEPT - DON'T LOOK BACK STAGE 1 BUILT TO SPILL - 11.20PM - 12.50AM THURSTON MOORE - 9.15PM - 10.30PM TORTOISE - 7.45PM - 8.45PM MEAT PUPPETS - 6.00PM - 7.00PM BARDO POND - 4.30PM - 5.30PM STAGE 2 PATTON OSWALT - 10.30pm - 11.15pm EUGENE MIRMAN - 10pm 10.25pm MARIA BAMFORD - 9.30pm Continue reading
Skinks hiding?
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What were you doing 10 years ago? asks Alice. It’s a great question and one I had to really think about (while walking to the delivery office to fetch a package). I certainly wasn’t in India, sadly. Obviously, from all my recent babblings, it was the year I started diskant. It looked a bit like this: That’s the earliest version still in the internet archive. Compare it with the current site. Hilarious. Literally no-one had the internet those days - I used to edit the pages offline, save the Continue reading
Akires to kame (Achilles and the tortoise) - trailer e locandina
Akires to kame (Achilles and the tortoise) - trailer e locandina Pubblicato in Attori, Cinema Straniero, Mostra Cinema Venezia, Registi, Trailer e Video. Torna alla 65esima edizione del Festival del cinema di Venezia il grande maestro Takeshi Kitano regalando ancora una perla di poesia intrisa di ironia sostanziale che caratterizzano la filmografia del grande regista che apre oggi la competizione veneziana per il Leone d’oro insieme a Jerichow di Christian Petzold. Continue reading
Kitano takes oddball look at world of art
Kitano takes oddball look at world of art August 28th, 2008 By Mike Collett-White VENICE (Reuters) - Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano turns his oddball gaze> “Achilles and the Tortoise” confronts the fundamental questions of what art really is and whether it has any true value beyond what it means to its creator. In doing so, it mocks the art market, with an unscrupulous dealer passing off a child’s work as that of a master and a gallery owner pontificating> The comedy,> Ma Continue reading
ATP New York unveils the schedule of its inane lineup
ATP New York took the next steps today in its ongoing pursuit to make every non-attendee of the inaugural edition of the My Bloody Valentine curated event really, really jealous. With the Monticello, New York based music festival scheduled to take place in less than a month (September 19-21), ATP and MBV have unveiled the day-by-day schedule. Believe it or not, tickets for ATP NY are indeed still available. So unless you have a legit excuse as to why you are unable to take in a lineup featurin Continue reading
stopping odours in the air
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65th Venice Film Festival: photo gallery of the stars
With the sign from the famous Martini commercial “No George, no party!”, today has been the first day of delirium at the 65th Venice Film Festival, or 65esima Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, which has opened doors in great style. inaugurating the festival with the film Burn After Reading. Fans have been camping out on the read carpet despite the heat, to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt and George Clooney, including many other stars of this festival (and some attractive women too, Continue reading
TV star’s tortoise survives recycling adventure
A Gavin and Stacey star is reunited with her tortoise after he escapes in a recycling bag. Continue reading
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