umbraroze@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoPancake Tortoises have a fairly flat shell structure (hence the name). They like to go in rock crevices and enjoy the radiating heat. This buddy here seems to go "Awww yeah. Waffle iron mode, babyyy."lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1306file-text
arrow-up1306imagePancake Tortoises have a fairly flat shell structure (hence the name). They like to go in rock crevices and enjoy the radiating heat. This buddy here seems to go "Awww yeah. Waffle iron mode, babyyy."lemmy.worldumbraroze@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareumbraroze@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoI admit, I was speculating on the headline. However! The pictured specimen is a captive one. Not really one subject to avoiding predators or being disturbed. The ectotherms do a lot of strange things for thermoregulation.
I admit, I was speculating on the headline. However!
The pictured specimen is a captive one. Not really one subject to avoiding predators or being disturbed.
The ectotherms do a lot of strange things for thermoregulation.