It's wake up time for desert tortoises.� On warm spring afternoons, they begin to become active after a winter's hibernation.� Summer is very hungry and is eager to sample whatever the garden has to offer.� At right, she tries out some fresh oregano..
Favorite foods include collard greens, diced tomatoes, nopallitos (cactus), snapdragons, roses, bermuda grass and leaves from the fruitless mulberry tree.
Every desert tortoise has their own distinct personality.� Summer is very tame, friendly and full of mischief, yet she carries herself with an air of elegance.�
Summer's friends include Coco the dog, Max the really, really big desert tortoise, and her human family.�
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