HYDERABAD: A couple of Aldabra Giant Tortoises, dropped at India as a gift from the President of Seychelles, was once handed over to the Nehru Zoological Park right here on Monday.
Seychelles president Danny Faure brought the well-known Albadra tortoises with him all over his five-day seek advice from to India over the weekend. Both the tortoises had been dropped at the city by means of Raymond A Brioche, chief government officer of Botanical Garden, Seychelles, after the Central Zoo Authority in New Delhi gave permission to deal with the tortoises on the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad.
“A couple of Aldabra Giant Tortoises (male and female), which is endemic to Seychelles, was once won from Raymond A Brioche by means of the officers of the Nehru Zoological Park. The tortoises are each aged about 20 years,” said Dr M A Hakeem, assistant director (Veterinary), Nehru Zoo.
After turning in the 2 tortoises, Raymond A Brioche took a excursion of the zoo and favored the cleanliness and hygiene at the premises. He described the zoo upkeep as outstanding.
Zoo Parks director Sidhanand Kukretty, Nehru Zoological Park curator Shivani Dogra and different officers thanked Brioche for gifting the tortoises.
The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) from the Aldabra Atoll within the Seychelles is said to be one of the crucial greatest species of tortoises on the planet. It could also be one of the crucial world’s longest dwelling animals, with one Aldabra Giant Tortoise attaining the age of 255 years. The atoll has been secure from human influence and is house to round 100,000 large tortoises, the world’s greatest inhabitants of the animal.
Seychelles president Danny Faure brought the well-known Albadra tortoises with him all over his five-day seek advice from to India over the weekend. Both the tortoises had been dropped at the city by means of Raymond A Brioche, chief government officer of Botanical Garden, Seychelles, after the Central Zoo Authority in New Delhi gave permission to deal with the tortoises on the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad.
“A couple of Aldabra Giant Tortoises (male and female), which is endemic to Seychelles, was once won from Raymond A Brioche by means of the officers of the Nehru Zoological Park. The tortoises are each aged about 20 years,” said Dr M A Hakeem, assistant director (Veterinary), Nehru Zoo.
After turning in the 2 tortoises, Raymond A Brioche took a excursion of the zoo and favored the cleanliness and hygiene at the premises. He described the zoo upkeep as outstanding.
Zoo Parks director Sidhanand Kukretty, Nehru Zoological Park curator Shivani Dogra and different officers thanked Brioche for gifting the tortoises.
The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) from the Aldabra Atoll within the Seychelles is said to be one of the crucial greatest species of tortoises on the planet. It could also be one of the crucial world’s longest dwelling animals, with one Aldabra Giant Tortoise attaining the age of 255 years. The atoll has been secure from human influence and is house to round 100,000 large tortoises, the world’s greatest inhabitants of the animal.
Pair of Aldabra giant tortoises reaches Hyd zoo
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