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African Spurred Tortoise

Our animals:

Family: Tortoise

Order: Testudines

Class: reptiles

Length:

60-80 cm

Weight:

40-60 kg

Nutrition: plants, grasses, leaves Reproduction: after a 240 day-long incubation, 15-30 turtle kids come up Did you know? It is the largest land tortoises in Africa. In some African cultures, spurred tortoises are respected as intermediaries between humans and gods. For some tribes, the spur tortoise symbolizes virtue, happiness, fertility, and longevity. Watch it! The colour of its back shell can vary from yellowish to dark brown, whereas the stomach shell is usually lighter and cream-coloured. When the weather is very hot or extremely cold, They pit huge holes where They dig themselves. They are the most active at sunrise and sunset. Habitat: Semiarid, arid savannahs Spread: Africa