Woodland Park Zoo gets giant tortoises from soon-to-close Reptile Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo will feature two giant tortoises for its "Wild Encounters" exhibit, and visitors will soon be able to touch ...

Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo to transform Family Farm into new Wild Encounters area

Woodland Park Zoo is redesigning its Family Farm into Wild Encounters, featuring new up-close animal experiences, a lorikeet ...
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Giant fun: Aldabra tortoises debut in temporary home at Indianapolis Zoo

Little Dot, an Aldabra giant tortoise estimated to be born in 1936, is one of the five giant tortoises going on display at the Indianapolis Zoo this weekend. While the tortoises’ permanent habitat is ...
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Zoo mourns death of Othello, a giant tortoise that was ‘well over 100 years old’

ST. LOUIS (Gray News) – The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its oldest residents – an Aldabra giant tortoise that was well over 100 years old. The zoo said the tortoise named Othello ...