Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni). Female making an exploratory nest hole. Right foot scooping out soil.

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Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni). Female making an exploratory nest hole. Right foot scooping out soil which will be deposited alongside. A captive bred animal herself, she is attempting to nest and lay eggs to produce a second generation bred in captivity, in an English garden. Her parents would have been imported from the 'former Yugoslavia' area of south-east Europe.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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