Leopard Tortoises Mating

Driving home one afternoon we came across the tortoises mating in the road. It was such a privilege to see this and it was one of the cutest things I have seen for a long time. Tortoises in the Karoo are also supposed to symbolise rain

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

Unlike you Alison to leave a photo unidentified and unmapped. I am thinking leopard tortoise in South Africa?? Posted 6 years ago

Msalicat

Giant Tortoise

You're right Claire. I tried to upload twice and an error occurred so I left it for later (which still hasn't happened) :) Thanks for notification because I would probably have forgotten to upload due to this hectic FEASTING season :) Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

Lion
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Posted one year ago

The Leopard tortoise

The Leopard tortoise is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of Eastern and Southern Africa, from Sudan to the southern Cape. It is the only member of the genus ''Stigmochelys'', but in the past it was commonly placed in ''Geochelone'' instead. This chelonian is a grazing species of tortoise that favors semi-arid, thorny to grassland habitats, although some leopard tortoises have been found in rainier areas. In both very hot and very cold weather they may dwell in abandoned.. more

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Msalicat