This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Kleinmann’s tortoise, aka Egyptian tortoise, Leith’s tortoise, or Negev tortoise, is the smallest species of tortoise in the Northern Hemisphere. They are native to Libya and likely extinct in Egypt. These tortoises face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, tourism, […]

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