Photo 58244346, (c) Pieter Prins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pieter Prins

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What

Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)

Observer

pieterprins

Date

February 2016

Place

Sri Lanka (Google, OSM)

Description

It had just eaten the juicy purple fruits of the invasive exotic Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia stricta, see third picture), that is why its mouth and fore feet are purple. The fruits of the cactus are also popular with Toque Macaques, contributing to the cactus' spread.

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