# @animalplanet on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CEj29pWgySG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14049434-animalplanet-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/b261ed728d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-08-31T16:24:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) — https://gondola.cc/AnimalPlanet

## Caption

The ploughshare tortoise is a critically endangered species endemic to northwestern Madagascar. The species’ dwindling numbers are partly due to the illegal wildlife trade, which has some collectors willing to pay up to $200,000 for one.
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#tortoise #ploughsharetortoise #madagascar #endangeredspecies #criticallyendangered #endangered #turtle #madagascarmonday #photooftheday #pictureoftheday

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 36,812
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 179

## Tags

endangeredspecies, pictureoftheday, turtle, madagascarmonday, madagascar, endangered, photooftheday, criticallyendangered, tortoise, ploughsharetortoise

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