Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora). Juvenile. Coloured glass marbles placed in water to attract baby tortoises to drink
Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora). Juvenile. Coloured glass marbles placed in water container to attract baby tortoise to drink. Note that green and blue are used. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust breeding centre. Ankarafantsika. Endemic to Madagascar. Critically Endangered Species. Rarest species of tortoise in the world.
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