{"id":4613,"date":"2026-08-24T15:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:19:04","slug":"indian-star-tortoise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-star-tortoise\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Star Tortoise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Star Tortoise Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, 216 rescued Indian Star Tortoises (Geochelone elegans) were successfully rehabilitated in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) from Mumbai and Thane.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Star Tortoise<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a medium-sized <\/span><b>terrestrial tortoise.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their name comes from the <\/span><b>star-like pattern on their shell.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>patterns act as camouflage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by helping to break up the shell outline so that it more easily blends into its surroundings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits <\/span><b>dry areas and scrub forest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, specifically <\/span><b>western India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and southeastern<\/span><b> India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu), and in <\/span><b>Sri Lanka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can grow to 10 inches long. <\/span><b>Females are considerably larger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than <\/span><b>their male counterparts.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>These are generally crepuscular<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means they <\/span><b>are active in the early morning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the late afternoon during dry, hot weather.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Life Span:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a lifespan of <\/span><b>35 to 80 years in the wild.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>solitary animals do not hibernate,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but when it is very dry and hot, or very cold, they stay inactive.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status: IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/216-indian-star-tortoises-from-maharashtra-released-in-tadoba-tiger-reserve\/articleshow\/133445825.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a medium land tortoise of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, famed for its star-patterned shell for 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