Study: Tiny tortoise may play large role in South Africa's Karoo landscape
The diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise (Chersobius boulengeri) may play an outsized role as gardener in its arid South African habitat. Researchers gathered droppings of the miniature species — this endangered tortoise is one of the world’s smallest, maxing out at 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) in length — and analyzed them to identify its preferred diet. […]
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