a fun day out
 

hello, me again,

a couple of weeks ago we had a lovely warm sunday so i went to visit a gentleman nearby who keeps a few species of tortoises,

i took some pictures but i'm going to share a few with you. some are a bit blurry and looking back i wished i took more.

ok apparently, there is an etheopian species of leopard tortoise that is so far unrecognised. i don't know the technical jargon but these leopards are GIANTS! i thought sulcatas were huge but these are big, they were great to watch!

below is an average adult leopard tortoise and behind it is the giant!


http://www.postimage.org/Pq1DNupr.jpg

below is another adult leop which is a rehomer, the shell damage wasn't from the current owner i'd like to point out. the ethiopian leops are in the background.
http://www.postimage.org/aV2h6jlS.jpg
http://www.postimage.org/aV2h6Xg9.jpg
last years marginated hatchlings!
http://www.postimage.org/aV2h80C0.jpg

burmese brown hatchling, sorry for blurry pic.

http://www.postimage.org/aV2h9DSS.jpg

this gentleman had sulcatas, pancakes, an aldebra, red and yellowfoots, should have taken more pics!
i think i gawped like a codfish the whole visit!

well, hope you enjoy the pics, we enjoyed the visit and i hope he won't mind us posting the pics.

Neil.

Nice pics, I have seen pics of these 'giant' leopards before, they are certainly impressive.

wow stunning torts :D :D :D

Wow they're huge!! :shock:

all your tortoises are beautiful. i love the big leopards :D :D :D

Amazing tortoises, they look huge! :D

thanks for the comments eveyone,

alice, these ones aren't mine, these belong to a gentleman i know some miles away, they are lovely looking tortoises!

Neil.

ooops sorry neil, i speadily read the begining but scrolled down to fast to see the pics lol.

Wow! He has a stunning collection.

What do we know of these Leo's then? Great critters :D

hi ajay,

well i don't think anyone knows enough about them , even the keeper has very limited information.

after seeing them , i'll never worry about my leopards being too big!

Neil.