You've seen this picture before. I've posted it several times in different threads. Now, over the past couple of weeks, the history of the tortoise...and his owner...are revealed. This is Bill, a 46-year-old, 96 kg (over 210 pounds) sulcata. The owner is Tomas Diagne...he runs the African Chelonian Institute and the Tortoise Village in Senegal. He will be the keynote speaker at the TTPG banquet this week. He received the Rolex Award for Enterprise. Here's the link...be sure to click on the gallery photos under Mr. Diagne's photo...not the GALLERY icon in the header.
http://rolexawards.com/en/the-laureates/tomasdiagne-tortoisesacrossafrica.jsp