09 January 2018

Non-Native Tortoise Apprehended Out For-A-Walk

Image result for African sulcata tortoisesJust couldn't pass this up: all's well that ends well, huh?
'Slow News' Day As Mesa Officials Find 150-Pound Tortoise
Mesa officials turned the 150-pound African sulcata tortoise over to the Game and Fish Department who found the tortoise's owner.
By Colin Miner, Patch Staff |
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The African spurred tortoise, also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. Wikipedia


Scientific name: Centrochelys sulcata


Mass: 70 – 100 lbs (Adult)


Kingdom: Animalia


Did you know: Sulcata tortoise is native to the Sahara desert and the Sahel. allturtles
 
 
 

 

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