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Posted: 30th November 2011 by bushwhacked in Did you know...
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Did you know that the Leopard tortoise is the largest in southern Africa and can reach a maximum of 70 cm and 40 kg.  It is also the only tortoise known to be able to swim!!  It is hard to believe that such a size tortoise without flippers can swim!! The leopard tortoise is called [...]

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Posted: 4th November 2011 by bushwhacked in Did you know...
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A cheetah do no roar in the manner of the larger cats and as such are in a genus of their own, i.e. Acinonyx (lions and leopards belong to the genus Panthera).  They produce various bird-like sounds to keep in contact with young or to greet one another.  When content, cheetahs are known to purr [...]