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riversedge

(76,572 posts) Sun Jun 15, 2025, 03:27 PM Jun 15

Proud poppy

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134-year-old tortoise becomes first-time father in time for Father’s Day
Goliath, a Galapagos tortoise born in the late 19th century, successfully
sired his first offspring earlier this month at the Miami Zoo.

Published 11:07 PM CDT, June 14, 2025
https://apnews.com/video/134-year-old-tortoise-becomes-first-time-father-in-time-for-fathers-day-00e2dadce3b242ad970ece1f42d93496

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Video 134-year-old tortoise becomes first-time father in time for Father's Day [View all] riversedge Jun 15 OP

Squee! Those baby tortoises are adorable! Ocelot II Jun 15 #1

This reminded me a little bit area51 Jun 16 #3