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Act like Megalochelys atlas and smile, because it’s Fossil Friday! One of the largest known land turtles, scientists think this massive reptile could reach heights of 5.9 ft (1.8 m)—tall enough to look a grown human in the eye. This specimen’s shell measures some 7.4 ft (2.3 m) long and in life, it may have weighed more than 2,000 lbs (907 kg). Megalochelys lived during the Late Pliocene about 2 million years ago. The fossil on display in the Museum’s Hall of Vertebrate Origins was found in 1922 in Chandigarh, India.   You can spot this giant, and more, at the Museum! Plan your visit.

Photo: © AMNH 

Alt: A photo of Megalochelys atlas on display in the Museum. The giant turtle's skeleton is a dark brown color.

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I have a whole container of walnuts and no hamsters to give them to anymore.

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On the plus side, I get to hang out with Seamus for a bit today.

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Jerboa was put to sleep this morning. I brought him back to my mother's house so we could bury him in the garden with everyone else.

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I grew some cat grass this week and Bertha immediately pouched as much as would fit in her cheeks.

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The foremost members of the Big Floppy Hat Club.

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She's going to dance class

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He's definitely slowing down, but we're hanging in there.

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Some flowers I caught sight of while taking another stroll in the graveyard.

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Sometimes after she grooms herself, Egg gets these little divots in her fur that make it look like someone took a very, very small set of hair clippers to her fur.

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Spring Picnic with the fellas 🌸

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This dress is so floofy, it doesn't even need the crinoline underneath.

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I always thought the 'School Accessories' went waaay better with this outfit than they did with the 'Flower Power Outfit'.

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Kraken after one of his medicatings. I continue to find it very, very funny when a hamster reacts to human touch by immediately giving itself a furious bathing session.

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Jerboa has been a bit better this week. Not acting as frantic or anxious, so maybe it was just the stress of the move.

I've also been giving him the metacam for the last couple days by smearing a bit of peanut butter on the end of the syringe. Luckily, he likes it so much that he'll start biting the syringe, which is when I squirt the medication in. Hopefully this keeps working!