Posted on 03/21/2023 4:15:51 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Mr. and Mrs. Pickles, partners for 27 years, recently welcomed three baby hatchlings named Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño, according to the Texas zoo's website.
A 90-year-old tortoise native to Madagascar, the oldest animal at Houston Zoo, is now reportedly a first-time dad thanks to a zookeeper with a keen eye.
Mr. Pickles moved to the Texas facility 36 years ago and partnered up with Mrs. Pickles 27 years into his residency, the Houston Zoo shared. The couple remained childless until recently when a worker noticed Mrs. Pickles' eggs at closing and quickly scooped them up to take them to the zoo's Reptile and Amphibian House. Houston's soil is unsuitable for tortoise eggs native to Madagascar, an island country off the coast of Northeast Africa, so the eggs weren't safe outdoors
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It took him awhile to come out of his shell.
How can they tell that a 90 year old male tortoise has never sired any turtles before?
The author likes to speak of these turtles as though they were human. I’m having a little fun with that.
“Some Enchanted Evening...You may meet a Tortoise.
You may meet a Tortoise, across a crowded lagoon!....”
Wow! That Mrs. Pickles is one good looking tortoise.
You GO, Mr. Pickles. 👍
After she tucked the old man in for the night, she probably went out and partied.
Mr Pickle’s pickle still works, 90 years in...
Hope for all of us.
GO! Mr. Pickle! You’re a big dill.
Turtles are known for being slow to get to the point.
Bugs Bunny(hare) was only beaten by the tortosie, in the old cartoons.
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