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thailand's "tortoise town"

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unchikun Dec 10, 2010 03:52 PM
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i just learned about this place in thailand where the villagers keep free-roaming tortoises as "communal pets."

scroll about 2/3 of the way down on this page:

http://www.kbeautifullife.com/travel/eng/HotDestinations/2/209/see_khon_kaen_enjoy_the_isan_way_of_life_listen_to_the_khaen_in_the_land_of_civilisation.html

this page is in the thai language, but has some good pics:

http://www.khonkaentoday.com/board/index.php?board=57%3Baction=display%3Bthreadid=1156

if i ever find myself in thailand for any reason, i'd definitely want to visit! can anyone identity what kind of tortoises these are, out of curiosity?

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emysbreeder Dec 11, 2010 08:53 PM
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Elongated G.elongata Can anyone ID what cretter was on the grill!? VM

domalle Dec 16, 2010 02:05 PM
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Peter Pritchard mentions the village in a finely illustrated article about the elongata/travancorica/forstenii complex in the February 2000 issue of Reptile/Amphibian Hobbyist.

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