Leopard Tortoise on the road side in de Hoop

As these tortoises get older, they get bigger (this old one was huge - almost the size of a baby giant tortoise) and their shells get darker, almost losing the familiar pattern from which they derive their name. Amazing animals to survive in a place just filled with large predators!

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Superb shot, Barry! Amazingly sharp, great focus depth, well composed. Posted 7 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy, praise from you means a lot. My photo equipment isn't great, but I am working on improving: first cactus, then tortoise - maybe someday a bird! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Wow, had not even noticed it's an iPhone shot, that's even more impressive! Posted 7 years 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.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Barry