Meet the West Midlands' cutest tortoise - the size of a 50p

Pancakes and tortoises are two of everybody’s favourite things, but what do you get when you put the two together?

No, not a photoshoot of some tortoises scarfing down some pancakes (which admittedly sounds great), but rather a particular breed of the animal.

Here’s Finn with a full-sized tortoise for scale.

Being so small means that life is a bit more dangerous for Finn.

Zookeepers at his home at the West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley are keeping him safe and sound until he grows a little bit more, because at his size it would be altogether too easy to lose him.

Steve Slater, deputy head of the park's Discovery Trail, said Finn, who is being fed on vegetation ranging from courgettes to dandelions, was the first baby of the species hatched at the site.

Mr Slater said: "The biggest threat to pancake tortoises is habitat destruction and being taken for the pet trade. Due to its vulnerable status, they are now the subject of a breeding programme in European zoos, which ours are a part of."

A video of the tortoise posted on the park's Facebook page - showing the reptile munching on a leaf - has racked up 192,000 views in less than a week.

In the wild, pancake tortoises inhabit the mountains of Kenya and Tanzania, with a preference for dry areas with rocky outcrops.

Get ready for Finn's public debut when he’s a little bit bigger, because he’s going to be a total scene stealer.