The 90-year-old endangered tortoise Mr. Pickles, The Houston Zoo’s oldest animal, has welcomed three new hatchlings to the world.
A 90-year-old tortoise named Mr. Pickles welcomed three new hatchlings to the world at the Houston Zoo.
Although he’s been together with Mrs. Pickles for 27 years, the two only ever had one hatchling in 1997, as tortoises don’t often reproduce, the zoo said.Officials noted the extra excitement around the newborns given Mr. Pickles exceptional rarity among his kind. The big discovery occurred earlier this year when a herpetology keeper spotted eggs lying near Mrs. Pickles one night as the zoo was closing.Herpetology Keeper Mel/Houston Zoo/Facebook
Houston Zoo officials noted that if not for the vigilant zookeeper, the babies may not have been born. The newborns will be kept at the zoo’s Reptile and Amphibian House until they’re old enough to be reunited with their parents.
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