tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post8364999383732262608..comments2024-03-29T04:08:44.616-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Tortoises at the Karoo National ParkMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-26504691093820601032021-01-28T10:55:27.142-05:002021-01-28T10:55:27.142-05:00Really! That is very good and unexpected news. I w...Really! That is very good and unexpected news. I wonder if it is the same one...thank you!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-90342658129057249432021-01-28T04:09:13.414-05:002021-01-28T04:09:13.414-05:00don't worry the tortoise is still alive and qu...don't worry the tortoise is still alive and quite alright... we recently went to the Karoo national park and found him he was around the size of a seat so he was medium but he still has his battle scars with a big dent that looks like he shell was knocked inwardsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487232159768720925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-5522875485805250042010-03-22T22:04:53.843-04:002010-03-22T22:04:53.843-04:00Oh no that is terribly sad. Somehow it's worse...Oh no that is terribly sad. Somehow it's worse because you tried so hard to keep it from happening. Poor old tortoise. I once had a cottontail rabbit leap from the side of the road right into the side of my car...poor little animal didn't have a chance. Glad to see the tortoises procreating, though...quiltcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957819126177446578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-69534140636109822622010-03-09T18:53:38.633-05:002010-03-09T18:53:38.633-05:00Oh dear. How terrible. Poor tortoise and poor you....Oh dear. How terrible. Poor tortoise and poor you.Prithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754633370937612965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-56859356608121438722010-03-09T13:40:50.209-05:002010-03-09T13:40:50.209-05:00awwww...poor you. you didn't mean it. i'm ...awwww...poor you. you didn't mean it. i'm sure it was really sad. poor marie. maybe it was that tortoise's time. awww.Bonbon Oiseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217372750598243358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-80053167465812110372010-03-09T03:30:37.059-05:002010-03-09T03:30:37.059-05:00So sorry for your sad experience with the tortoise...So sorry for your sad experience with the tortoise, Marie. I can imagine how badly you must have felt.<br /><br />But, as you say, they are making more. I found out, many years ago, that the Galapagos variety make a kind of roaring sound while mating ... my daughter, who was three years old at the time, was fascinated by that display at the Honolulu Zoo!<br /><br />Your pictures and travelog continue to delight and amaze ... <br /><br />Keli'iIkaikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490381907339678293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-78747519332450172922010-03-07T15:00:55.320-05:002010-03-07T15:00:55.320-05:00When I ran over a groundhog that DASHED in front o...When I ran over a groundhog that DASHED in front of my car I pulled over, called Michael, and cried so hard he thought I was hurt. Which I was, only not physically. So sorry for your sadness. I hope the trip improved along the way.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-89757550576486609142010-03-06T17:20:53.027-05:002010-03-06T17:20:53.027-05:00So this is the very sad story...
I feel for you, M...So this is the very sad story...<br />I feel for you, Marie.<br />I hope the telling was cathartic.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-72919029237272497712010-03-06T12:15:23.408-05:002010-03-06T12:15:23.408-05:00Seems like those two might have had a romantic din...Seems like those two might have had a romantic dinner as well.<br /><br />So sorry about your accident with the lovely tortoise. That is a real shame. I hope she did not suffer too much. It was not your fault as you tried to do your best both before and after the accident.<br /><br />I remember when my dear daughter hit a squrril one day driving to the Rocky Mountain National Park. She was just devastated.<br /><br />Australia is very good about posting signs just about in every parking lot to look under the vehicle for birds, ducks, and penguins.....depending where in that country you are.<br /><br />I am so sorry. Please don't let this incident define your wonderful "home" visit.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-65369215284891949732010-03-06T09:35:10.168-05:002010-03-06T09:35:10.168-05:00So sorry for your experience. Devastating. So ma...So sorry for your experience. Devastating. So many people would have driven off as quickly as possible and tried to hide. Good for you for stepping up and taking responsibility and for caring.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-59183934091290578692010-03-06T08:56:38.104-05:002010-03-06T08:56:38.104-05:00Like Sigrid, I know the feeling. I'm so sorry!...Like Sigrid, I know the feeling. I'm so sorry! <br /><br />J and I recently watched a nature show called "The Loneliest Animals" which started with "George" the Pinta Island tortoise from the Galapagos Islands - the very last of his kind on the planet.Umāhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680155603317072829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-8803631716358724572010-03-06T07:46:12.142-05:002010-03-06T07:46:12.142-05:00And having last year ran over a cat, crushing her ...And having last year ran over a cat, crushing her to death, I know the tears and the sick feeling. It feels horrible. Sorry.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474923343078122713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-38634240293134512422010-03-06T06:49:45.786-05:002010-03-06T06:49:45.786-05:00I've been involved in a similar incident with ...I've been involved in a similar incident with a smallish one crossing the road. They look a lot like stones. Lower half of the shell crushed, front feet still waggling a bit, tortoise looking confused. It doesn't make for good day.jvdhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917123264206303409noreply@blogger.com