I did a double take at first, this little guy is from Wikkaninnish Island?!? I'm amazed she was found, there's only a handful of cabins on there and last time I was there, only 2 permanent residents. I know one has passed away since then. I used to stay there with a friend at their family's cabin, I miss the place, beautiful island with interesting history.
The pancake tortoise is a fast and agile climber, and is rarely found far from its rocky home so that, if disturbed, it can make a dash for the nearest rock crevice.[6] Since this tortoise could easily be torn apart by predators, it must rely on its speed and flexibility to escape from dangerous situations, rather than withdrawing into its shell.[10] The flexibility of its shell allows the pancake tortoise to crawl into narrow rock crevices to avoid potential predators,[6] thus exploiting an environment that no other tortoise is capable of using.[11]
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