Meet Donatello

Randy was mowing our lawn and found this little guy chilling’ in the grass. Good thing we went to a turtle show when we were camping, we could easily identify that it was a box turtle. They have a “hinge” under their shell that allows them to close tightly to escape predators. See, I paid attention!! We laid it at the edge of the woods and has stayed there since then. Kala can’t get enough of poor Donatello. She comes up to him very slowly and stares at him. Then she tries to sniff him, as soon as he moves she jumps back all scare. And she is supposed to be a hunting dog?
Remember that post about the stalker squirrel? A few people mentioned that they thought it was a mama squirrel. When I showed Randy the pics I took he even said - ‘that squirrel is exposing herself to me, she needs a bra. She is like a double D in squirrel world!” . Well, you guys were right. A few weeks later she came back with her baby. CUTEST thing EVER!

Randy estaba cortando el pasto y se encontró con este chiquillo en la pasto. Menos mal que habíamos ido a un show de tortugas cuando estábamos acampando. Pudimos fácilmente reconocer que era una tortuga caja. Ellas tienen una “bisagra” bajo su caparazón que les permite cerrarse completamente y escaparse de predadores. Vieron que puse atención!! La dejamos a la orilla del bosque y se ha quedado ahí. Kala esta fascinada con pobre Donatello. Va caminando súper despacio y se queda momia mirándolo por un rato. Después trata de olerlo y tan pronto se mueve la tortuga ella salta para atrás toda asustada. Y se supone que la Kala es perro de caza?

Se acuerda ese post de la ardilla copuchenta? Unas par de personas me dijeron que pensaban que era una ardilla mama. Cuando le mostré las fotos que había sacado de la ardilla a Randy incluso el me dijo –“esa ardilla necesita usar sostenes, que no tiene pudor?!” Bueno, ustedes tenían razón. Una par de semanas después, ella volvió con su bebe. Cosa más tierna no he visto!