Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Adult captive desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at sunset at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Adult captive desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at sunset at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) . Frightened and quickly rushing past a resting female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) which does not show any interest at all in the little chelonian. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Frightened and quickly rushing past a resting female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) which does not show any interest at all in the little chelonian. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.