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Location:

Outer Africa Trail with Nyalas

Sulcata Tortoise

  • Tucker (M)

  • Dawn (F)

  • Jean (F)

Identifying Features:

  • Tucker has a pointy shell

  • Dawn is the smallest

  • Jean is the largest

History:

More Information:

  • Found in and around the Sahara Desert

  • Also know as African Spurred Tortoise

  • Largest mainland tortoise

  • Estivation - prolonged torpor or dormancy during hot dry periods

  • Popular in the trade

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