Toledo Zoo welcomes baby Galapagos tortoises

Associated Press

TOLEDO

Three baby Galapagos tortoises are settling into their new home at the Toledo Zoo.

The three arrived at the zoo earlier this month from a zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

But they won’t be ready for their public debut in Toledo for another six weeks or so.

All three weigh less than a pound each and their shells measure only about 4 inches across.

That’s in stark contrast to the zoo’s Galapagos tortoise that tops out at 440 pounds and is estimated to be 100 years old.

A Toledo Zoo official tells The Blade newspaper that the zoo plans to build a breeding program with the tortoises that’s part of a long-term commitment to make sure that the zoo continues to have Galapagos tortoises.