Red Footed Tortoise

Scientific Name: Chelonoidis carbonarius

DID YOU KNOW?

• Red-footed tortoises when resting barely move, and they will allow leaf litter to gather on them. Termites have even built tunnels on top of the carapaces of Red-footed tortoises at rest.
• Red-footed tortoises when resting barely move, and they will allow leaf litter to gather on them. Termites have even built tunnels on top of the carapaces of Red-footed tortoises at rest.
• Red-footed tortoises when resting barely move, and they will allow leaf litter to gather on them. Termites have even built tunnels on top of the carapaces of Red-footed tortoises at rest.

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Red-footed tortoises in the wild face severe threats, primarily habitat destruction from logging, agriculture, and development, coupled with extensive hunting and poaching for the pet trade and as a food delicacy.

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