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Unidentified tortoise

Photo by Elsa
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Description:

Although it may not look it, this is a wild tortoise. It decided to stroll by the garden of my friends house where it happily munched away on some leftover lettuce.
I'm unsure of the species.

Species ID Suggestions

Marginated tortoise

Testudo marginata

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Comments (1)
Elsa
Can someone ID this cutsie for me?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedMay 31, 2011

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