Went to the Saint Louis Zoo today for some walking and so on.
A female pancake tortoise was struggling in vain to dig a nest in a cage with no real substrate beneath the river rocks in its enclosure, so I told one of the zookeepers and she put her in a more accommodating setting so she could lay.
Embedded below are some photos of a genuine giant yellow foot tortoise. For reference, it is sitting with some Aldabras, so that should give you some idea of its size. Since it was behind glass, I could not use flash and the photos were of a lesser quality than I would prefer, but that is just how it goes until I do a behind-the-scenes tour. Tried to get a close-up of the tail, too.
Finding one of these legitimate giants can be difficult.
A female pancake tortoise was struggling in vain to dig a nest in a cage with no real substrate beneath the river rocks in its enclosure, so I told one of the zookeepers and she put her in a more accommodating setting so she could lay.
Embedded below are some photos of a genuine giant yellow foot tortoise. For reference, it is sitting with some Aldabras, so that should give you some idea of its size. Since it was behind glass, I could not use flash and the photos were of a lesser quality than I would prefer, but that is just how it goes until I do a behind-the-scenes tour. Tried to get a close-up of the tail, too.
Finding one of these legitimate giants can be difficult.