Mr. Pickles the tortoise, the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo, becomes first-time father at the age of 90.
2nd grader gets 'turtle x-ing' signs installed in Indiana neighborhood after sweet letter to the mayor"The new hatchlings came as a surprise when a herpetology keeper happened upon Mrs. Pickles as the tortoise was laying her eggs at closing time. The animal care team quickly went to work uncovering the eggs and getting them to the safety of the Reptile & Amphibian House," the zoo said in its blog post.
"The soil in Houston isn't hospitable to the Madagascar native tortoises, and it's unlikely the eggs would have hatched on their own if the keeper hadn't been in the right place at the right time." The radiated tortoise is considered critically endangered due to loss of habitat, poaching and exploitation from the illegal pet trade, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which hasSign up for our newsletters to get GMA delivered to your inbox every morning!
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