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The African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata)

Belgium. Antwerp Zoo.

 

 

The African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in northern Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world and the largest species of mainland tortoise not found on an island.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_spurred_tortoise

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Uploaded on June 6, 2014
Taken on June 6, 2014