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A giant tortoise at the Honolulu Zoo. This one was sitting right by the edge of the paddock and candidly appraised us with this penetrating, intimidating expression of judgment. They have disturbing faces up close, ("like a burn victim," my husband said,) but their eyes are remarkably human. I felt like I was unquestionably lower on the totem pole than this guy, like I was meeting a silent old Buddhist monk.
I took a ton of photos that day, but this was my favorite. You can see them all on this Flickr set. |
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If you want to live an interesting life, you're going to spend half of it being terrified.
-Mary Hollinshead
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If there is any secret to this life I live, this is it: the sound of what cannot be seen sings within everything that can. & there is nothing more to it than that.
~ Brian Andreas
Their eyes do look oddly human... Which contrasts even more with the dinosaur-like texture of their skin (especially on their legs). It's so weird how you can almost see the years behind those eyes.
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