Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca). Righting reflex action. Using head, neck, limbs, rocking left and right.

---

Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca). Righting reflex action. Using head, neck and limbs, rocking from left to right, in order will lever whole body over into normal composed stance.

---

Size: 5616px × 3744px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, animals, balance, balancing, behavior, behaviour, format, graeca, ground, head, horizontal, land, landscape, leg, legs, lever, limb, limbs, mediterranean, move, movements, neck, orientation, pet, plastron, position, recover, recovery, rectify, reflex, reptile, reptilean, reptiles, righting, side, terrestrial, testudo, tortoise, tortoises, turn, turning, uppermost, upside, vulnerable, wild, wildlife, wrong