Description
The pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri is one of the most unique species of tortoise out there. Sporting an extremely flattened and unusually flexible shell, these tortoises are endemic to the rocky outcrops and arid scrubland of East Africa, particularly Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Even though they do not look the part, they are apt climbers, and piles of rocks are their preferred environment.
The pancake tortoise makes for an excellent pet due to their smaller size of only 7 inches from nose to tail, and with proper care can live in captivity for 35 years or more.