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Wedge into stone.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

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Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Pancake Tortoise

Species principle: Flexible Shelter

Wedge into stone.

Protection is strongest when it can bend into the only opening available.

Pancake Tortoises have unusually flat, flexible shells and can wedge into narrow rock crevices to escape predators instead of relying on a high domed shell.

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