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Aster in her cooler (right) and Dandelion trying to squeeze in, too (right)! Firefly is also there.
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Dandelion eat a delicious yam!
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Hi there!
I'm a graduate student researcher currently studying cellular immunity in the Mojave desert tortoise. My research largely involves looking at the bactericidal ability of tortoise white blood cells across temperature and season. If anyone wants specifics, I'm happy to answer!
My advisor cares for a captive population of desert tortoises that are our study animals. We have proper permits and care for them under IACUC protocol. I have a lot of pictures and stories from my time doing research, so I thought it'd be fun to share them!
Our population is as follows:
Aster (spends most of her time sleeping in a cooler)
Big Boy (not actually the biggest boy)
Buttercup (everybody's favorite)
Cami (free loader #1)
Dandelion (cutest there ever was)
ET (does not live with the rest of them, too aggressive)
El Dorado (free loader #2)
Firefly (likes to beg, often gets bullied)
Gus (likes to bully)
Ivan (excellent at losing temperature equipment)
Lady G (expert egg layer)
Larrea (goes kind of crazy when moved)
Lover (sweet but simple)
Mallow (water slut)
Mama (only became a mama recently)
Phacelia (you're breaking my heart)
Piute (wants to be big, is not)
Plantago (smartest, prettiest male)
Shoshone (big sweet boy)
Virga (causes no problems)
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