Learn more about the South American yellow-footed tortoise!

Did you know that these tortoises can live for more than 50 years?

The yellow-footed tortoise gets its name from the distinctive yellow or orange scales found on its limbs. These animals communicate with each other with rapid head movements.

Females lay approximately four to eight eggs in each clutch, with a year-round breeding period. Yellow-footed tortoise eggs incubate for around 100 to 200 days. Typically, males are bigger than females, but most extremely large individuals are females. Males can be identified by the concave shape of their lower shell or plastron.