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WHO: Mr. and Mrs. Pickles, two radiated tortoises at the Houston Zoo. WHAT: They are the proud parents of three new hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin, and Jalepeño Pickles. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: Well, first of ...

Slow and steady, Mr. Pickles. A tortoise in Texas has become a first-time dad at 90 years old, the Houston Zoo announced last week. Mr. Pickles is a radiated tortoise who is the oldest animal at the ...

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The radiated tortoise is the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo. He has been with his partner, Mrs. Pickles, since she arrived in 1996. The mom and hatchlings are doing fine. By McKenna Oxenden The ...

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The oldest African penguin at The Maryland Zoo has died, according to zoo officials. “Mr. Greedy” was the oldest penguin in the Zoo’s colony and leaves behind 230 descendants.

Rest in peace, Mr. Greedy. The 33-year-old African penguin, who made a “tremendous contribution” to the survival of his endangered species by fathering 230 descendants across five generations, was ...

BRIDGEPORT — She doesn’t have a name, but, over the past few decades, the giant fiber glass cow that’s stood sentry at various spots within Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has been an institution. “If you ...