Pancake Tortoise

This unique tortoise has an unusually thin, flat, and flexible, shell. This gives it the ability to shelter in its narrow, rock-crevice homes. It also allows for speed, which this species demonstrates by running away from threats, instead of sheltering in a tough shell like many tortoise species. Given this physiology, it also comes as […]

Kenya

Program Kenya Saving the Pancake Tortoise The Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) is a small, flattened tortoise that is found in isolated populations in Kenya, Tanzania and in remote areas of Zambia. It was listed amongst the top 25 most endangered turtles in the world in 2018. This species is unique in its ability to flatten […]