2010 Apr 29
Late Thursday night, we received a phone call from a man who lives on some acreage in the foothills above Pasadena, saying that he had just found what he said looked like a small desert tortoise, crossing the street! He said it was unlike tortoises he had seen before -- the octagons on the shell were smooth, not raised, and there was no 'horn' under the chin area. We went to have a look.