Galapagos tortoise birth at Dubbo Zoo

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Just for everyone interest the first ever breeding of a Galapagos tortoise in Australasia has happened at Taronga Western Plains Zoo (Dubbo Zoo) the little guy is very health and even though his mum is 90!! he is a very valuable animal not only to Dubbo Zoo but also the species, its very rare to see a baby one.
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Slow to get started but T3 the tortoise is a mum aged 90 | thetelegraph.com.au
 
Thats good to hear mum at 90 years od and a cute little bub for sure
 
Sweet little thing, funny to think it will outlive us all;)
 
I remember as a kid that Melbourne Zoo used to keep theirs just behind a small pine log fence, I'd sit there for as long as my parents would let me. There is something really peaceful about them!
 
Just saw the mum and bub on the shorts on channel 9 for the six o'clock news tonight ;) If anyone interested
 
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