It is on everybody’s lips today that keeping wild animals according to their biological needs must be modelled after nature. The respective models exist only in truly original habitats with their microclimates marked by islands of warmth within original maquis and not in areas altered by man. It is exclusively here where the little-adaptable tortoises can live out their ways of life and develop natural population dynamics to the extent imprinted on them during their 230,000,000 years of evolutionary history. This book with its 37 chapters provides unique insights into the natural habitats and the ecology of European tortoises. This is a must-read book for every tortoise enthusiast. Only if their keeper knows how tortoises live in the wild can these little-adaptable animals be cared for in a manner that will come close to a natural situation. I am certain that you will find many details you were not previously aware of, that these will help you understand the one or other behavioural expression of the tortoises in your care, and that you will view them from a new perspective.weiterlesen