Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca). Captive bred young. Plantain and Sow thistle leaves supplied as food.

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Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca). Captive bred young. Note even, smooth rounded carapace, and growth rings within each scute. Indicative of a natural diet of wayside ‘weeds’.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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