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Geometric Tortoise: Facts
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1) Name: Geometric Tortoise
Scientific Name: Psammobates geometricus
Endemic to: South-western Cape, South Africa
Habitat: Low-lying shrubland

2) Diet: Herbivore
Group Name: Creep (but mainly solitary)
Gender Names: Male & Female
Baby Name: Hatchling

3) Length: up to 120mm
Weight: up to 600g
Speed: up to 0.48km/h
Reproduction: Internal Fertilization

4) Sex Maturity: Males -5 to 6 years
Females -7 to 8 years
Clutch Size: 2 to 8 eggs
Incubation: 120 to 210 days


5) Life Expectancy: over 30 years
Fascinating Facts: -critically endangered
-about 2000 to 3000 left in the world
-carapace offers protection and camouflage
-aestivate when conditions become adverse
-communicate through visual, tactile & chemical signals
-hide or retract when encountered
-smell with their throat

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Timecodes:
0:00- Name (1)
1:40- Diet (2)
3:13- Length (3)
4:48- Sexual Maturity (4)
6:21-Life Expectancy (5)

Credits To:
5050 Community: Vid -Geometric Tortoises
Earth Touch: Vid -Tortoise forages in the early sun
Happy Puppy: Vid -Africa’s Geometric Tortoise
Off the Chain Pets and Dog Walking and Pets: Vid -Tortoise Digging a Hole
Reptiles of South Africa- Tyrone Ping: Vid -Searching for the RAREST TORTOISE IN AFRICA
Where to GO Africa: Vid -Elandsberg, Western Cape. It is critically endangered and only 2k left worldwide
Wildlifeinclose-up: Vid -One of Africa’s rarest tortoises…
Willrally: vid -AFRICA’S GEOMETRIC TORTOISE!! One of the finest species on earth