This is a wild sulcata inside a reserve near Durban, South Africa.. My cousin sent me a picture of him! So cute!
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This is a wild sulcata inside a reserve near Durban, South Africa.. My cousin sent me a picture of him! So cute!
I'm not 100% positive, but that looks like it MIGHT be a leopard.
Good eye Yvonne.
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Cool I wish I had a preserve
Reserve I mean
Reserve I mean
Durban is not where sulcatas live,, so I think its an old Leopard... very cool
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I see spots. My vote is for a big fat leopard
0.1.0 Dachshund
0.0.1 Redfoot
1.0.0 Greek
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.1.0 Dachshund
0.0.1 Redfoot
1.0.0 Greek
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
Ditto both points above.
Looks like a leopard, and Sulcatas don't occur that far south.
Very cool pic though and thank you for posting it. I'd love to see more.
Looks like a leopard, and Sulcatas don't occur that far south.
Very cool pic though and thank you for posting it. I'd love to see more.
Yep, agreed. That's a leopard tortoise in its native range, not a sulcata introduced to South Africa. You can tell by the faint spots and the overall shape of the carapace. Nice to see a photo of a wild leopard tortoise on a preserve!
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