Slow by definition, yet majestic in every movement. The sulcata tortoise is one of the most unexpected encounters at the zoo: many visitors are surprised by its size and the personality it displays. <\/p>\n
It lives in the Sahel, where it survives by digging deep burrows to escape the heat. It is an endangered species: harvesting for the pet trade and the destruction of its habitat have greatly reduced its populations. <\/p>\n
At the zoo, it shares its enclosure with the wallabies, and you can see it in the dedicatedAnimal Experience<\/a> area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Slow by definition, yet majestic in every movement: many visitors are surprised by its size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":90,"template":"","class_list":["post-670","wf_animale","type-wf_animale","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zooalmaglio.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_animale\/670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zooalmaglio.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_animale"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zooalmaglio.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wf_animale"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zooalmaglio.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}