Apeman42 ,
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I name him Panini.

someguy3 ,

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]

Don't see anything about heat.

umbraroze OP ,

I admit, I was speculating on the headline. However!

The pictured specimen is a captive one. Not really one subject to avoiding predators or being disturbed.

The ectotherms do a lot of strange things for thermoregulation.

yokonzo ,

They also can expand their bodies to lock themselves in place, in case a predator with a long beak wants to try and yank them out

HoustonHenry ,

He is both the big spoon and the little spoon

umbraroze OP ,

Bonus speculative factoids:

  • A pancake tortoise hatchling is called a Morsel
  • A pancake tortoise adult is called a Flapjack
  • A pancake tortoise group is called a Stack

I have no way of verifying this, of course. English language doesn't have a governing body, after all.

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