Giant Tortoises Divorce after 115 Years

[Pokeymeg]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/turtle-divorce_n_1581463.html?ref=mostpopular

You can't blame them for getting sick of each other after 115 years!

Also, what on earth would be considered a tortoise aphrodisiac?? I don't think the zookeepers are feeding them chocolate!

 

[ascott]

For being a hundred and fifteen years....220 lbs seems small? ? ?

 

[tortoises101]

Note the article did say "turtles"...
IMO they're probably alligator snappers as they've been know to exceed 200 lbs and live for over 100 years. Other large species (notably the Asian giant softshells of the genuses chitra and pelochelys) have practically nothing documented in terms of lifespan.

 

[Kerryann]

It was a cute but sad story

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8L7q-Stww4[/video]

Aren't there tortoise marriage counselers?

And what about the 300+ children?

Fortunately, Kitty Flanagan is able to put it all in perspective...

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=XvpUNeivKvo[/video]

 

[jaizei]

Aren't there tortoise marriage counselers?

After this: zoo staff realized something was amiss when Bibi bit off a chunk of her partner's shell, I'm not sure counseling can help.

Unless you like that sort of thing.

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Aren't there tortoise marriage counselers?

After this: zoo staff realized something was amiss when Bibi bit off a chunk of her partner's shell, I'm not sure counseling can help.

Unless you like that sort of thing.

I've heard some go in for that "rough stuff"...