Radiated Tortoise
Astrochelys radiata
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A high-domed tortoise with yellow starbursts on black.
🌍 Where it lives
Dry forests in southern Madagascar.
🍽️ What it eats
Grasses, leaves and cactus fruit.
3 fun facts
- Its stars help it hide in dappled light.
- It can live over 100 years.
- One famous radiated tortoise lived to 188.
