Two male angulate tortoises fighting over a female on some stone steps in a Cape Town garden.

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A young male angulate tortoise is fighting an older male over a female. The young male is the darker colour and he is trying to turn the older male upside down using a bony plate under his chin.

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Size: 5906px × 3937px
Location: Stone steps in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town
Photo credit: © David G Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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