Species:

Geochelone pardalis

Leopard Tortoise

July 16, 2000
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis)
This attractive tortoise was drinking from a puddle in a dirt road that we were driving down. It had one look at us and waddled off into the brush. We also saw one of its namesake feline friends in a tree nearby.