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Animal of the week: The Greek land tortoise

By Vest24.TV (Glomex) 26 October 2021 10 Views

Source: Vest24.TV (Glomex)

Actually, the Greek land tortoise is already in hibernation, but the oldest inhabitant of the Recklinghausen Zoo still enjoys a grand entrance in the fall. Gilgamesh is already 52 years old and the animal of the week of the Recklinghausen newspaper. At any moment he could dig himself in and then go into hibernation until March. By the way, it hibernates in the refrigerator here in the zoo.

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