The endemic Pancake Tortoise has a unique flattened carapace that is flexible. This allows it to squeeze into rocky crevasses of the granite koppies
The endemic Pancake Tortoise has a unique flattened carapace that is flexible. This allows it to squeeze into rocky crevasses of the granite koppies they live in.
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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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