Pancake tortoise

The pancake tortoise is a small reptile with an unusually flat, flexible shell that looks like its namesake breakfast food. It lives in rocky areas of Tanzania and Kenya, with a few found in Zambia. Unlike most tortoises, its light, flattened shell lets it squeeze into narrow crevices to hide from predators.

• Its shell is so flat it resembles a pancake.
• Native to East Africa, mainly Tanzania and Kenya.
• Can wedge itself into tight rock cracks for protection.