Is this a tortoise?
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I may be way off-base but it looks very dome-shaped...
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by katieofoz
I doubt you would find a tortoise out there. Bat-eared foxes have a humped back I believe or an armadillo perhaps.
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by craigpacker scientist
It's a pangolin! A very rare anteater -- and, yes, it's the African equivalent of an armadillo but bigger and way cool!
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by aliburchard scientist, translator
Oof. It does look dome shaped and we do actually have tortoises in Serengeti (lions are not very good at eating them though!). It also kind of looks like it has a tail -- could be a real tail or just the blur of a slow shutter...
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by aliburchard scientist, translator
YAY! I so wanted to say pangolin but was scared to get my hopes up. I've never actually seen one in real life.
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by ahjorth
These are really strange creatures. I see where you get "Africa's armadillo"
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Oh wow, that definitely looks like what it is!
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by Herokra
NICE
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by Gamachii
So Cool!
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by davidbygott moderator
Definitely pangolin. Well done. And it's really motoring - the images are blurred!
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