Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

An adult leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis), South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

Adult leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Leopard (mountain) tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Leopard tortoise ((mountain tortoise) (Stigmochelys pardalis), 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, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) walks past over dry grass, Laikipia, Kenya

A leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis, stands on sand, alert, head out of shell, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Close up of a leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis, feet and head coming out of it's shell, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

A close up of a tortoises foot, Stigmochelys pardalis, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa

A tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis, retracts its head back into its shell, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South 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.

Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis), moving on bare ground, dry shrub savannah, Laikipia County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) drinking front view in waterhole in Kruger national park, South Africa

Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) walking along waterhole in Kruger national park, South Africa