Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Morning temperature with rising temperature enables, cold blooded,ectothermic testudine, reptile activity.
Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Foraging for vegetation food. Note heavily scaled front forelimb or leg, of elephantine proportions and syndactyly joined digits. Adaptations for both terrestrial locomotion, and when retracted into the shell, becomes a protective covering shield for the head from predators.
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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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