Horsefield Tortoise Testudo Horsefieldii now Agrionemys horsefielii in close up viewed from the front at eye level
Horsefield Tortoise Testudo Horsefieldii now Agrionemys horsefielii in close up viewed from the front at eye level Horsefield Tortoises are a terrestrial species that live in hot, dry inhospitable places like near deserts and on dry slopes in mountainous regions. Their native habitat has an extreme climate where weather conditions range from extreme heat in summer and severe cold in winter. For this reason in the wild Horsefield Tortoises are only active for a few months of the year as they tend to brumate over the cold winter and aestivate over the hot summer. Brumation is the reptile equivalent of hibernation and Aestivation is the process of burying down below the surface of the ground in hot weather to avoid dehydration and exposure to the sun’s powerful rays.
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Location: Yorkshire UK
Photo credit: © Richard Tadman / Alamy / Afripics
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