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Endangered Tortoise Mr Pickles Becomes First-Time Father at the Grand Old Age

Endangered Tortoise Mr Pickles Becomes First-Time Father at the Grand Old Age

by Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 20, 2023
A radiated tortoise Mr Pickles and his mate, Mrs Pickles

At the Houston Zoo, a radiated tortoise Mr Pickles and his mate, Mrs Pickles, welcomed three hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeno.

Mr Pickles has been at the zoo for 36 years and has been with his companion, Mrs Pickles, since she arrived in 1996.

The three hatchlings are considered a big deal as their father, Mr Pickles, is the most genetically valuable radiated tortoise in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan.

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