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Aldabra tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Aldabra tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea Aldabra giant tortoise


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11 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

You could say that, honeydogleo. This is how they sleep. :-)

honeydogleo
honeydogleo 11 years ago

Is he acting lazy?

idale85
idale85 11 years ago

Norfolk zoo

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Cool spotting. In what kind of place did you see it?

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

People always think tortoises are dead when they're sleeping. I could say the same for those people and their sleeping habits! ;-)

Nimbid Ditavi
Nimbid Ditavi 11 years ago

It must be a really hot weather there, even the tortoise is melting.

idale85
idale85 11 years ago

He really seems tired ;)

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

He looks a little tired of the name changes him/herself. Lol

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

The current scientific name is Aldabrachelys gigantea, but it's being debated with Dipsochelys dussumieri, which was assigned first. Taxonomy is so much fun! (sarcasm) ;-)

idale85
idale85 11 years ago

Thanks :)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Welcome idale85. This is a tortoise rather than a turtle.

idale85
Spotted by
idale85

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 11, 2012
Submitted on Jan 14, 2013

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