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. Notice colour of marbles selected, green and blue, prefered colours. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust breeding centre. Ankarafantsika. Madagscar. Critically Endangered Species. Rarest tortoise species in the world.
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