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A critically endangered, male ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) at the Turtle Conservancy. This is the most endangered tortoise species in the world, with less than 500 in the wild and a few hundred in captivity.
Keywords
- Astrochelys yniphora
- black background
- captivity
- Close-up
- critically endangered
- full length
- male animal
- Photo Ark
- ploughshare tortoise
- rare
- Reptile
- reptiles
- Shell
- side view
- studio shot
- tortoise
- Turtle
- Turtle Conservancy
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