Endangered Giant Tortoise Rescued After Being Spotted In Texas City Park

Walter O’Hare, an African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), at a park in San Antonio, Texas, USA, undated. He was found walking in the park and rescued by animal control. (@SanAntonioACS/Zenger)

An endangered giant tortoise that was found in a city park after apparently getting lost is receiving some well-needed TLC from rescuers at a wildlife center in Texas.

African spurred tortoises(Centrochelys sulcata) — the third-largest species of tortoise in the world — can typically be found on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and in the Sahel ecoregion in Africa.