What has happened to this Leopard.

[egyptiandan64]

The scutes would have been burned, but not usually the bone underneath. The scutes usually fall off after the fire, letting the bone stay white. If the fire is slow moving it would burn scutes and bone and the tortoise would be cooked in it's shell.

Danny

[EJ]

That's what I'd expect to see but Danny is probably correct given the full comment of the photo. If that thin layer between the bone and scute is damaged for any reason the scutes will fall off. It will be damaged long before the bone in a fire. It is very possible that the tissue was damaged and not the bone.

(i should know better than to try and contradict the tortoise god)

Originally Posted by pagan queen

Here's a fire damaged tort.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4457244...ream/lightbox/

[pagan queen]

Interesting. So a fast passing fire would just damage to outer layer. The one in the second picture probably hadn't lost it's scutes yet, a fresh victim, so to speak.

All views are valuable Ed, that's what makes a discussion/debate.

[kazzabb]

I've seen this before, in Everton near Liverpool. The Blue and White cladding had fallen of a house and underneath, well it was just white.
Karen