African Spurred Tortoise

Geochelone sulcata

Class
Reptilia
Diet
Herbivorous. Mainly feed on succulent plants.
Order
Testudines

Behaviour
Being the third largest continental tortoise species in the world, they reach 76 cm in length. They are most active at dawn or dusk and may bask in the early morning.

Distribution
Along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert


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