So Mama made her way to the ABQ Zoo last week for her Spring visit. This visit she concentrated on animals that are in natural habitats. Today, we have a few pictures and a short video of
a humungous turtle!
It's fancy name is a Galapagos Giant Tortoise. They can live to over 100 years old in the wild and even longer in captivity.
He really enjoys eating grass....
A WHOLE LOT of grass(along with fruit and other greens)! They can reach over 900 pounds tho, so I guess he has to eat a bunch of grass!
Here is a short video of him eating...
Just look at his looooong neck!
We hope it put a little happy in your day :-)
Hari Om
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, it really does look prehistoric, doesn't it? A most impressive critter, for sure! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
We are scared of turtles which we rarely see and they are not very big but they are creepy. When Mom was diving years ago her instructor told her to hold the shell on a big turtle underwater in the ocean, then he tapped it and it swam away pulling her along. She said it was so fun but other than that, turtles are rather odd creatures.
ReplyDeleteWow - that is one huge turtle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool animal to see. He sure enjoys eating grass just like me.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, I think they have those tortoises at the zoo near us, too! And according to our Dada, it is turtles all the way down!"
ReplyDeleteWOW Mr. Giant Tortoise has a very very long neck. Jumpin' Catfish Aunty is happy she doesn't eat grass...I'd probably weigh 987 lbs
ReplyDeleteHugs to you 4
AC
Whoa...that's one. big. boy! He seems better than a Toro on the grass.
ReplyDeleteSo precious. He's a big boy. He's handsome too.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to the pups and my very best to their wonderful peeps. ♥
What a lovely creature, I like them a lot :-D And you are looking nice there Rosy :-D
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