# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/2oDNfHE9vr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461657-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/011ef49476.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-05-13T14:39:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

A desert tortoise emerges from an egg the size of a ping pong ball. It's a hard road to adulthood: the tortoise's shell won't harden until age 5-8, leaving it vulnerable to all kinds of predators in the interim. Photo: USGS #science #ifls #iflscience #desert #nature #animals #tortoise

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## Tags

animals, nature, desert, science, ifls, tortoise, iflscience

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