Zoo torts

[Mrturtle527]

Went to the local zoo today and was so happy when my 5 year old was excited to hang out and watch the torts for a while. He also has learned so much from watching me care for my two Russians. For example when the little guy was bobbing his head, he was like mommy that baby is angry - we proceeded to watch him bully the larger one out of the room! Anyway these are a few pics I took and loved sharing the experience with my little guy


Soaking in the mud


Wow he is big


Hey what are you looking at


Here are three including one rather small one


The baby actually nipping at the large ones face, who tucked inside and then walked out of the hide


My own little tort

 

[luvpetz27]

Great pics!!
Your son is very cute!!

 

[Baoh]

That is one big sulcata or it at least appears so. Please attach the original for the photo of the three if you can.

 

[Yvonne G]

And I don't think the 'baby' is a baby at all, but don't know the species. But its not aldab or galop.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

I thought I saw 3 different species there, the middle one looks like a huge sulcata..

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[tortoise5643]

To me it looks like a galap or Aldabra
Sulcata
Some american desert tort

 

[animalfreak]

The one on the far right resembles a sulcata shell... In the ft worth zoo they have Aldabra torts! I felt so smart knowing about them

 

[Mrturtle527]

Great pics!!
Your son is very cute!!

Thanks I think he is also


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Thanks all. It said they were of the sulcata family and I don't know that species well enough to know different.

Attached are original sizes for those who asked.


And for the fun of it here are my babies having an evening snack




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[Baoh]

Thank you.

 

[motero]

The zoo has three different species housed together??

 

[Irish]

Very large torts!

 

[Jacqui]

I love the last one in the first set. Wait til he fills out that shell.

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

Cool! Love the pics! Epically the one with the little one nipping at the older one!