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When: September 8, 2022

Where: Reptielenhuis de Aarde Breda, the Netherlands


Heading for lunch.


Species: African Spurred or Sulcata Tortoise (Sporenschildpad)

Latin name: Centrochelys Sulcata

Originates from the edge of the Sahara desert in Africa.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

…The African Spurred Tortoise is the third-largest species of Tortoise in the world, but the largest of mainland Tortoises.

…The name “Sulcata” stems from the Latin word meaning “furrow”, referring to the furrows on its scales.

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