This is the second in a series of ditties designed purely to make you smile, nothing more, nothing less.
A tortoise has become a father for the first time at the age of 90. Mr Pickles, who has lived at Houston Zoo for 36 years, welcomed three hatchlings with his partner Mrs Pickles, 53, who came to the zoo in 1996. Both are radiated tortoises, which were once considered one of the world’s most abundant tortoise species, but which are now classed as critically endangered. The hatchlings – named Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeno – might not have survived, had a keeper not noticed Mrs Pickles laying her eggs, which were swiftly moved to the more hospitable conditions of the Reptile House.
The Week
Quoted:
“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”
Elizabeth Taylor
The Knowledge
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