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PurdueALDABRA TORTOISEAge: Not sure Length: About 3 feet Weight: 275 pounds Born: Probably in the wild, but the zoo isn't sure. In the wild: These reptiles can grow to more than 500 pounds. They live in dry areas on the Aldabra islands in the Indian Ocean. Family: Mothers lay eggs in a nest dug in sand or dirt. Babies are 2 inches long at hatching and take 40 years to grow to full size. Food: In the wild, plants. At the zoo, food pellets, lettuce, carrots and other vegetables. Fun fact: Purdue loves being sprayed with water from the hose. |
Click below to listen to zookeeper Racheal Branning tell you more about Purdue. |
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