These are neat to have at the facility. Geochelone elegans is and has been for quite over a decade illegal for export out of India. However some people as seen in many articles try and smuggle them out. This pair came from a confiscation into the United States 3 years ago. It's pretty cool seeing a species that's so successfully captive bred that you lose the site of what they really look like being straight from the wild. It's not cool seeing and hearing about smugglers though. But none the less these are nice specimens and in good care now. Yes indeed this species does naturally have pyramiding but not nearly represented like those in captivity.
Age is unknown.
Age is unknown.