What is the Most Beautiful Tortoise Species

[mctlong]

Okay, so today I was looking at a picture of a beautiful adult sulcata. These torts are so common, that its easy to forget how gorgeous they are.

That got me wondering, which type of tortoise do you think is the most beautiful? Why?

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

I really like the look of the Indian star tortoises.

But really, a full grown sulcata that was obviously well cared for its entire life (not an ounce of pyramiding, etc) is gorgeous

 

[dmmj]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

MINE!

 

[wellington]

I think the Rads are the most beautiful . However I love the leopards

 

[mctlong]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Absolutely! What do your eyes tell you is the most beautiful species?

 

[Tom]

Each of them has their own special charm. And different things appeal to different people. I think it would be difficult to argue against a nice leopard, star or radiated, as physically beautiful.

 

[CLMoss]

Can I vote for three?

 

[mctlong]

Each of them has their own special charm. And different things appeal to different people. I think it would be difficult to argue against a nice leopard, star or radiated, as physically beautiful.

Very diplomatic.

I agree, leopards, stars, and radiated are all beautiful animals. Which appeals to you most?

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Can I vote for three?

I tried to set it up for multiple votes, but I must've done something wrong because it didn't work.

Which 3?

 

[Jacqui]

I always tend to think the most beautiful one, is the one I am currently observing or looking at a picture of.

Each tortoise has beauty. Some of it obvious like perhaps the often stunning pattern on a radiated shell, while some is more subtle like the near fine wood shading on a hingeback's. It could be a tortoise with a horrible shell, but once you look into the eyes, often then you see an entirely new and intriguing beauty. Even ugly has it's own beauty.

 

[AustinASU]

Aldabras, radiated, and ploughshares

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

Multiple voting worked for me.

 

[DeanS]

HMMMMMMMMMM! I think we all know the answer to that! And, so does Aladar...now 23" and 60lbs! He'll be 10 in a couple of weeks!

 

[Neal]

Yeah baby, leopards are #1 so far!

It's really hard to beat a leopard that has been raised properly.

 

[yagyujubei]

I have seen pictures of Leopards that'll knock your socks off. Radiated a close second.

 

[tyguy35]

Leopards Woot lol

 

[CLMoss]

Each of them has their own special charm. And different things appeal to different people. I think it would be difficult to argue against a nice leopard, star or radiated, as physically beautiful.

Very diplomatic.

I agree, leopards, stars, and radiated are all beautiful animals. Which appeals to you most?

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Can I vote for three?

I tried to set it up for multiple votes, but I must've done something wrong because it didn't work.

Which 3?

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It would be the Stars! Indian & SL Stars, Bermese and Raditated. They just take my breath away! But, the leopards are beautiful also. Just get too big for the city. ~C

 

[RonHays]

Each of them has their own special charm. And different things appeal to different people. I think it would be difficult to argue against a nice leopard, star or radiated, as physically beautiful.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

Every tortoise species has amazing behavior, morphology, and patterning, but for sheer eye-popping color, my vote goes to the redfoot tortoise.

BTW - If you include all terrestrial chelonians, I'd say it's the Carolina box turtle!

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

I'd say on average the most beautiful tortoise is the Radiated.