#512 Sulcata Tortise #512

by William Lum

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#512 Sulcata Tortise #512

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William Lum

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Painting - Watercolor

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This is my watercolor painting of a Sulcata Tortoise I saw at the Enchanted Forest~Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Newcastle, California. The sanctuary has several tortoises and may other animals that you can feed if you bring your own romaine lettuce or spinach.

The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara desert in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise. Their native habitat consists of semiarid grasslands, savannas, and thorn shrublands. In these arid regions, the tortoise excavates burrows in the ground to get to areas with higher moisture levels, and spends the hottest part of the day in these burrows. This is known as aestivation. In the wild, they may burrow very deep; up to 50’ deep and 100’ long. They can live more than 70 years and weigh up to 231 lbs.

This 15” X 22” watercolor was done on Arches, 140 lb, rough paper.

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October 23rd, 2020

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