Egyptian Tortoise

"There are probably only 7,500 Egyptian land turtles left in the wild," he said.

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Egyptian TortoiseTestudo kleinmanni

  • Habitat

    Dry areas in Libya and Egypt

  • Food

    Leaves, grass and flowers

  • Lifetime

    26 - 60 years

  • Weight

    160 - 450 grams

  • Number of eggs

    1 - 5 eggs

  • Breeding time

    70 - 111 days

  • IUCN status

    Seriously threatened

  • EEP

    Yes

60

years, that's how old I can get

111

days, that's how long it can take for my eggs to hatch

5

Eggs, so many I can lay

Small but fine

The Egyptian land tortoise is one of the smallest land tortoises in the world. Males grow no taller than 10 centimeters. Females are slightly larger; about 15 centimeters. Because they are small, they are less noticeable to predators. They also have good camouflage that helps them do this!

Disappeared

Egyptian land turtles live in the wild in..... No, not in Egypt but in Libya. Not so long ago, they also lived in Egypt. There, these tortoises have now all disappeared. This is because they are caught a lot to be sold as pets. If this trade continues there will soon be no Egyptian tortoises left in the wild in Libya either.

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