This is an area built behind the Reptile House for 7, 4 year-old Galapagos tortoises from San Diego, and Gladys Porter. At around 1 o\\\'clock each day, the guests will be able to walk along the path and have the keepers bring the tortoises up for petting.
Not according to the press release. The press release says:
They are the offspring of adults held at the Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas) which has successful breeding programs for several tortoise species.
So the video where Thane talked about it was wrong?
Edit:
Just read the actual thing on the website, my bad. But what happened to the smaller ones, I didn't go into the Reptile House (dumb mistake), so I couldn't see if they were in there.
Thane Maynard doesn't mention where the tortoises came from in the video.
To my knowledge there were only ever seven, and that's all that is mentioned in the press release or video. In the video Thane Maynard says, "We have seven in total."If there were more inside I would think he would mention them.
All seven came to the zoo in 2009 for Charles Darwin's 200th birthday.
The giant Galapagos tortoises, which can live over 150 years currently weigh approximately 20 pounds but can get up to and sometimes more than 600 pounds in their lifetime. The Zoo’s tortoises came to Cincinnati in time to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth (February 12, 1809). They are the offspring of adults held at the Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas) which has successful breeding programs for several tortoise species.
