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    Combat Center conducts desert tortoise translocation [Image 17 of 27]

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    A small juvenile tortoise is photographed at ground level in an arid, sandy desert environment. The image is taken with a shallow depth of field, keeping the tortoise in sharp focus while the background is blurred. The tortoise appears to be moving or foraging near a tiny plant sprout.

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    04.12.2017

    Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    A 6-month old desert tortoise found during the Desert Tortoise translocation eats aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 12, 2017. Because the animal is too small to be translocated, it will be sent to the Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site, a long-term assessment of how to protect nests, hatchlings and juveniles until they grow resilient enough to endure the harsh physical environment, resist most predation and mature to fully-functional adults that produce offspring and support the population. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw)

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    Date Taken: 04.12.2017
    Date Posted: 04.13.2017 20:10
    Photo ID: 3312784
    VIRIN: 170412-M-FZ867-160
    Resolution: 3840x1188
    Size: 210.53 KB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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