Leopard Tortoise

According to Cleytus, if you turn these guys over they release their entire water storage (as a defense strategy) and will dehydrate unless they get to water quickly.

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Africa... is actually pretty cold!

December 3rd 2006
Hi Everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God it feels like ages since I've left home and it's only been 3 weeks! So ya, Africa is pretty cold, do you believe it?! I dont know what i was thinking, but obviously South Africa is a coastal country filled with foothills, gassland, and woodland NOT desert and savannah. So, some days are really very cold. Today however, is nice and hot :o) Mostly it's ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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