Name: A Tiny Tortoise That Needs a Big Hand: The Spider Tortoise
Uploaded: 2019-09-15T12:11:45.000Z
Duration: 1 min 9 s
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- [Narrator] This is the Spider tortoise.

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These little guys are so endangered that scientists say

that they could completely vanish in the next 15 years.

rarely reaching more than six inches in length.

Another reason, they only inhabit a tiny sliver

Their name comes from the web-like patterns on their shells.

During the dry season, they bury themselves in the sand,

Just because they're tiny doesn't mean they're young.

They're estimated to live up to 70 years in the wild.

The largest concern is that they are still hunted locally

for food, but the illegal pet trade, and shrinking habitat,