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African spurred tortoise "sunbathing" in Reptile Zoo Iguana, Vlissingen
A gathering of the largest land tortoises on the planet. The reason this family is stationed at this Reptile Zoo is that somebody illegally imported them into the Netherlands. As sending them back was no option in this case, the Reptile Zoo has provided a sanctuary for them. They even managed to reproduce.
The African spurred tortoise , also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the Sahel, in Africa. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in Africa, and the third-largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and Aldabra giant tortoise. It is the only living species in its genus, ''Centrochelys.''
Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 14, 2014. Captured Apr 21, 2014 13:33.
