A Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) practicing its rock climbing skills. This small agile species has a soft shell that allows it to wedge itself in the cracks of rocky outcroppings. Unfortunately it is being uplisted to Critically Endangered...
A Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) practicing its rock climbing skills. This small agile species has a soft shell that allows it to wedge itself in the cracks of rocky outcroppings. Unfortunately it is being uplisted to Critically Endangered...
A Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) practicing its rock climbing skills. This small agile species has a soft shell that allows it to wedge itself in the cracks of rocky outcroppings. Unfortunately it is being uplisted to Critically Endangered...

A Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) practicing its rock climbing skills. This small agile species has a soft shell that allows it to wedge itself in the cracks of rocky outcroppings. Unfortunately it is being uplisted to Critically Endangered by the IUCN due to habitat destruction and the pet trade.

9 years ago
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