The Pancake or Flat Tortoise is endemic to the granite outcrop areas of East Africa. Their numbers are being greatly reduced in many areas

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The Pancake or Flat Tortoise is endemic to the granite outcrop areas of East Africa. Their numbers are being greatly reduced in many areas by illegal collection for the world-wide pet trade

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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