Madagascar Tortoises

They keep three kinds of Madagascar tortoise at the Ylang Ylang farm.

The first photo shows a Star Tortoise. Their shells are so pretty!

As you can see, male Soc Tortoises have a bony protuberance in front. They can fight each other with this, although I imagine it must be a very slow paced fight.

And lastly, you see a Bell Tortoise named Napoleon. According to our guide, Napoleon is more than 220 years old.

Sadly, he was shot during a war (stupid humans!) You can see the damage to his shell. This wound caused him to go blind when he was around 200 years old.

Our guide says they make sure Napoleon stays well fed, and that he continues to thrive despite losing his sight.Read more