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My friend is working in the Seychelles (the lucky bugger!!!!!) and he sent me a pic of this tort he saw there.....the people there told him that it's just over 150yrs old !!!
WOW !!!2910_98279922316_538217316_2946715_1268575_n.jpg
 
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Here is a pic of WHERE the tort lives....I wish I was him!!!2910_98278882316_538217316_2946712_274923_n.jpg


Stazz said:
Haha yeah I'd love to see him too ! Bet he could eat a horse HAHA


Yeah that would be interesting.....I'd say 2!

bettinge said:
I wonder how many heads of lettuce he could eat a day?
 
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Here is a pic of WHERE the tort lives....I wish I was him!!!


Stazz said:
Haha yeah I'd love to see him too ! Bet he could eat a horse HAHA


Yeah that would be interesting.....I'd say 2!

bettinge said:
I wonder how many heads of lettuce he could eat a day?



The color in the picture of where he comes from is absolutely vivid...just beautiful...
 

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HAHAHAHA too funny ! I would HATE to be the one cleaning his poop hahaha....actually, could be why the grass is so green?!?!
Rich, yeah deifnitely....would have to change Henry's name to Hulk :p

Maggie, my friend is a lucky bum living there in Seychelles, it is just absolutely amazingly colorful and pretty!

RTfanatic said:
Think of the poop from that old guy! ; )

richalisoviejo said:
I hope Henry doesn't get that big, he will probably walk through the walls :)

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Stazz said:
Here is a pic of WHERE the tort lives....I wish I was him!!!


Stazz said:
Haha yeah I'd love to see him too ! Bet he could eat a horse HAHA


Yeah that would be interesting.....I'd say 2!

bettinge said:
I wonder how many heads of lettuce he could eat a day?



The color in the picture of where he comes from is absolutely vivid...just beautiful...

 

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My friend just msged me, he says those tortoises are protected in a national park...they are "wild" as in free to roam and are not pets, but they are also not in a zoo.

He says he watches them for hours!

Laura said:
Is that a 'wild' Aldabra tort or in a zoo there??
 

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I would watch for hours too! The pics are beautiful. 150 years old. CRAZY!! Props to them being protected..Amazing
 
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