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Mazel Tov! 90-Year-Old Mr. Pickles Fathers Three Tortoises.
At 90, Mr. Pickles the radiated tortoise is the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo. And now, the elderly reptile is also the newest father on the zoo’s premises.
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Giant Tortoises on Galápagos Island Aren’t What They Appear to Be
Giant tortoises currently living on San Cristóbal of the Galápagos Archipelago may need a new scientific name, as researchers had mistakenly conflated them with an extinct tortoise species.