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Colorful tortoise

Postby chondro3000 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:10 pm

I was on holiday in sedgefield a week ago and found this colorful angulate toroise in the garden
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These colors are just very bright and would like to share with you.
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby Warren Klein » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:20 pm

Very pretty specimen, love the orange on the neck!
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby mgiddings » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:26 pm

That is really a nicely coloured specimen! Very bright! Nice find.
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby alberts » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:53 am

I live in Sedgefield and that is one of the big reasons why I love it here.
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby chondro3000 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:20 pm

I would like to submit these pics the photo compition any body know how i go about doing so?
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby RedPixiePunk » Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:00 am

What kind of tortoise is this? It's so beautiful!
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby Bushviper » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:37 am

Its an Angulated Tortoise.
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby RedPixiePunk » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:46 am

Thanks!!
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Re: Colorful tortoise

Postby Neal » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:14 am

Great looking tortoise.
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