The Top-Secret Tortoise Sanctuary Of Madagascar

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-37035238

Anybody like tortoises ? I had one as a boy in the loved it to bits !

[jambutty]

Well done Madagascar.

[Mamyalynne]

Wonderful article and video, what marvellous creatures - so prehistoric in their way.

[wolf63]

Mikey - did your Tortoise interact with you like Willy does? I had a long argument with Princess Merlin this morning about her getting up late and missing her breakfast (her brother ate it all). She escorted me to where the food is kept and directed me to the correct box.

Do Tortoises converse? I have always considered them and reptiles and creepy crawlies as pretty useless pets.

My last dog and I used to sit on the sofa eating carrots or junk food and watching the TV.


:-)

[mikey4444]

Wolfie....I was only six at the time !

[DTCwordfan]

see the woman in London who went through 1000 bags of rubbish at her tip to find her 40 year old Tortoise, who was chomping old lettuce leaves. She realised what had happened when he went missing and, fortunately, the trash hadn't been compressed and whatever they do to it.

[DTCwordfan]

sorry the old thing was ninety!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/08/09/90-year-old-tortoise-rescued-from-rubbish-tip-after-25-hour-hunt/