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#55 Yellow Foot Tortoise Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/7/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted cords!

Please do not attempt to go there!



Almost all of the caches in this series are 2WD drive accessible. There are a few that are down spur roads that are an easy walk. Remember, there is NO cell service out there, so don't take chances! Many areas of the Osceola can be wet, so please remember to bring boots!

I found a spot in the Osceola for a cute turtle geoart.

To find the cords for the true location of the caches, just answer the easy questions about turtles.

 

The yellow-footed tortoise gets its name from the distinctive yellow or orange scales found on its limbs. These animals communicate with each other with rapid head movements. Females lay approximately four to eight eggs in each clutch, with a year-round breeding period. Yellow-footed tortoise eggs incubate for around 100 to 200 days. Typically, males are bigger than females, but most extremely large individuals are females.  This type of tortoise eats an assortment of fallen fruits, leaves, grass and occasionally carrion or insects. This tortoise is found in the rain-forests of South America. It ranges from southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil and throughout the Amazon basin to eastern Colombia and Ecuador, northeastern Peru and northeastern Bolivia.

The male Yellow-foot tortoise can be identified by

A) A spot on its head - N30 22.891 W082 19.989

B) Conclave Plastron -N30 23.424 W082 19.724

C) The color of their shell - N30 23.975 W082 19.245

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)