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| Chomper beating a hasty retreat. |
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Geochelone |
| Species: | G. sulcata |
Friday 10 June 2011
Sub-Saharan Sulcata
Cannot resist featuring this amazing discovery of a large tortoise living two blocks from me on my street. Chomper is his name and he's a 15-year-old Sulcata or African Spurred Tortoise, the third largest species of tortoises in the world. These dry-land animals can grow two to three feet long weigh up to 200 pounds. They often live for more than 50 years in the wild.
