PANCAKE TORTOISE by María Camila Pérez Gómez

Pancake Tortoise

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Habitat

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°The natural habitat of them are rocky outcrops like kopjes or rocky hills in arid thorn scrub and savannah regions.

Why are important in the nature

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Help hundreds of thousands of people connect with nature every year. They encourage visitors to learn about the threats facing wildlife and the action they can take to help create a world where nature is protected, valued and loved.

also, tortoise are important seed and spore dispersers for many plants, trees and fungi.

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YOUNG

Number of eggs laid: 1

Incubation period: 4 to 6 months

Parental care: None

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SIZE

Length: 6 to 7 inches (15 to 17.7 centimeters)

Weight: 1 pound (453 grams)

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To protect this species, Turtle Survival Alliance partners with conservation entities in Kenya — the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, the National Museums of Kenya, and the Kenyan Wildlife Service also in the fall of 2023 they are embarking on developing a long-term survival plan focused on community protection measures that include population monitoring, augmentation and learning more abut the ecology of this tortoise, in addition they manage captive population in order to take care of the pancake tortoise.

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Large proportion of the suitable and stable habitats available following predicted future climate change
Stop the illegaly sell of pancakes tortoise
Put better security to the pancakes tortoise because they get kidnapped by tourist

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Canva

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°In Kenya they can be found in from northern Kenya southwards through eastern to south eastern Kenya at an altitude ranging between 440-1540m above sea level

°They can live for more than 30 years

°They eat dry grasses and vegetation also they can eat seeds, nuts and sometimes insects

°The peak of mating seasons occurs in January and February

°The shell of this tortoise is a flat and thin one as a result the shell does not offer much protection from predators