<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:35:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/tortoises/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Seychelles Getaway: White Sands, Giant Tortoises and Great Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaving Germany, I had no idea my Seychelles holiday would start with a hiccup. My flight was delayed for several hours, and at first, I was frustrated  waiting at the airport, watching the board, feeling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@geekontheroad/seychelles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@geekontheroad/seychelles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[geekontheroad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnktK7nyFhmh4LirNPAGhuhBPKvTfjCSntuhnSkMSrEodiCtRH7U8eX5RZeGoGwUw4i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galapagos Day 5: Giant Tortoise Reserve and Charles Darwin Research Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we got a little bit of civilization, anchoring outside the "big" city of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. This is the main tourist hub for those folks not on cruise ships. You can get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/galapagos-day-5-giant-tortoise-reserve-and-charles-darwin-research-station</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@dtam/galapagos-day-5-giant-tortoise-reserve-and-charles-darwin-research-station</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dtam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3rYSDTNiC5nnDeDbQUjh2hBvggjrzwyXrzDb4sjViBN9PWnpBndt58bboPSefrcECkwbnoezWfcd22b8m7PyBDRwdtcLmcgT1q6WjyuQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the desert, you don’t remember your name.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been to the desert. I worked on a crew for the Army Corps of Engineers, doing population density surveys and radio-telemetry tracking on desert tortoises in Southern California's Mojave Desert. 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The name Stigmochelys is a combination of the Greek words]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@cherryblossom-sa/stigmochelys-pardalis-leopard-tortoise-mountain-tortoise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@cherryblossom-sa/stigmochelys-pardalis-leopard-tortoise-mountain-tortoise</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cherryblossom-sa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 04:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNqEvpL9c6HK1jboNAdStYzbvmYakTxKoj2ykfctQNT7xU5D9tV8gJBCcSVHJjAbE1qb7F4w6Ht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RT @natureslover_s: Giant tortoises of the Galápagos, in Ecuador. 😍❤️☺️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thu May 24 12:20:12 +0000 2018 @sdavignon tweeted.RT @natureslover_s: Giant tortoises of the Galápagos, in Ecuador. 😍❤️☺️ you use Twitter? Cross post your tweets with TweetSteem.com.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tweet/@sdavignon/20180524t133502204z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tweet/@sdavignon/20180524t133502204z</guid><category><![CDATA[tweet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdavignon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 13:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PruA5g4eQ6kcZWSsikiV2WnK1H7J3RYH9JXFFVsUPiqRrNRkoLX6adzcHfypJ38yfXfSjXxsEbYEjKqPKkSTbGatuebx7UbHoeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RT @GodsTinyAnimals: 4 little Egyptian tortoises!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wed May 23 01:27:00 +0000 2018 @sdavignon tweeted.RT @GodsTinyAnimals: 4 little Egyptian tortoises! about TweetSteem.com? You are reading this post recently posted on Twitter. Earn Rewards Tweeting? In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tweet/@sdavignon/20180523t012802415z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tweet/@sdavignon/20180523t012802415z</guid><category><![CDATA[tweet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sdavignon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 01:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PruA5g4eQ6kcZWSsikiV2WnK1H7J3RYH9JXFFVsUPiqRrNRkoLX6adzcHfypJ38yfXfSjXxsEaSpVada6vAU3CfrZpkdUfKRLLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Radiated tortoises in Madagascar are critically endangered due to habitat loss, being poached for food. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Radiated tortoises in Madagascar are critically endangered due to habitat loss, being poached for food. The oldest recorded Tortoise lived to 188 years.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animal/@petcompilations/the-radiated-tortoises-in-madagascar-are-critically-endangered-due-to-habitat-loss-being-poached-for-food--1526313610</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animal/@petcompilations/the-radiated-tortoises-in-madagascar-are-critically-endangered-due-to-habitat-loss-being-poached-for-food--1526313610</guid><category><![CDATA[animal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[petcompilations]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 17:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCHxjagwibdXCLMYNxrPY6YRrJip9MJrz4kW66m76c5i3XGdhts1fEHHRTcvZWtnNvBAqernJ3Kvnd1o8Bh2FzzPrJ7Dqx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are the Top Five Tortoises for Sale on the Market Today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tortoises are one of the most easily found reptiles that can inspire curiosity and fascination in reptile keepers young and old alike. 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Which means my tortoises have a lot of fresh foods that I grow in my garden. They love it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@stephanus/tortoise-foods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@stephanus/tortoise-foods</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephanus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 07:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2JDG1YhrSeVjXfa7NMfRBfxaofCNGLLG5x8mehqb5ey5hk4C74ybHnLwS4nb9eXq6c7A1uKFdfaHVZiKEkBKupA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Sriracha the Sulcata Tortoise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet Sriracha my 5 year old Sulcata Tortoise. Born in May of 2013, she started out about the size of a golf ball . This was the first day she came home with us. Sun bathing under the heat lamp in her tank.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@mushmouth26/meet-sriracha-the-sulcata-tortoise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@mushmouth26/meet-sriracha-the-sulcata-tortoise</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mushmouth26]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62yctv3MrL4pG5SHqgo1kVacyBaLhvcq2himckzkTGPcXQuGvGiZH3hbF6fktSQjawEdNB15jkVvWbzTYQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture a day: day 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tortoises all the way down]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tortoises/@cthulhu4poseidon/picture-a-day-day-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tortoises/@cthulhu4poseidon/picture-a-day-day-7</guid><category><![CDATA[tortoises]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cthulhu4poseidon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Eih8WvjCWb3471pjxDiBTjThMc28qMJRxQvqe7HM1H99WVJvfpbxGp12SyxvW3mY6moxW5dxre85eL9sVh8o4Fp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mom made a painting of her tortoise, tortoise liked it]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@milaia/my-mom-made-a-painting-of-her-tortoise-tortoise-approved</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@milaia/my-mom-made-a-painting-of-her-tortoise-tortoise-approved</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[milaia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 21:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeSchZHo4fFxj1erZZAEZL3wj3JaDFw9NGgqFUjFaAnykLBJr95mKpdmv5z5AyMiJvcuLcxkzRtgynn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leopard Tortoise or Mountain Tortoise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leopard tortoise is the largest species found in South Africa, reaching a weight of 13-40kg and carapace length of 300-750mm, they can get as old as a 100 years but average 30-75 years. 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