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Welcome to Mill Mountain Zoo
Roanoke, Virginia
MEET TIPPY TOES OUR AFRICAN SPURRED TORTOISES!
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Scientific Name: Centrochelys sulcata
Diet: Eat grasses and plants
Fun Fact:
The African Spurred Tortoise hiss when they are frightened .
Where can you find me?
Southern edge of the Sahara, from Senegal and Mauritania east through Mali, Niger, Chad, the Sudan, Ethiopia, along the Red Sea in Eritrea.
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STATUS: Vulnerable
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