thompsono
New Member
Hi - I am fairly new to tortoise care, and have been thinking back to tortoise I have seen on my travels ... which are fairly extensive. In particular I was remembering a day in rural South Ethiopia where we found a tortoise making it's way slowly across the dirt road. This was in a lowland, arid area between Bule Hora and Shakiso, on a road that (I think it was an earlier trip) resulted in 6 flat tires between 2 cars. Rough road. So any info on the photos? Age? What a beautiful tortoise this was, and for me, the markings just incredible to see...
the last image was the first sighting - as i approached he was in protective mode so I kept it short and let them be ...
the last image was the first sighting - as i approached he was in protective mode so I kept it short and let them be ...