Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora)

This gorgeous ploughshare tortoise can be found in Madagascar around Baly Bay, but unfortunately, this species is on the verge of extinction because of the illegal pet trade. Sadly, only about 400 of these species are left in the wild. In 1996, around 75 ploughshare tortoises were stolen and sold in the Netherlands.

Males are larger than females, reaching a carapace length up to 17 in. Ploughshare tortoises eat shrubs, forbs, and herbs, dead bamboo leaves, dried feces of bushpigs and carnivores.