The African Spurred Tortoise
(Geochelone sulcata) is a
species of tortoise which
inhabits the southern edge of
the Sahara desert, in northern
Africa. Their diet provides
them with most of their water
requirements, but they do
drink. They coat their skin
with mud when available to
cool off. When mud wallows are
not available,
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The African Spurred Tortoise
(Geochelone sulcata) is a
species of tortoise which
inhabits the southern edge of
the Sahara desert, in northern
Africa. Their diet provides
them with most of their water
requirements, but they do
drink. They coat their skin
with mud when available to
cool off. When mud wallows are
not available, they retreat to
cooler burrows. Spurred
tortoises are important to
deserts because their burrows
provide shelter for other
animals (more)

Category Pets & Animals

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