Animals
Birth Announcement: A 10-Gram Leopard Tortoise at Maritime Aquarium
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The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk announces its first-ever hatching of a tortoise: a leopard tortoise on Jan. 6. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium
The tiny tortoise is the first member of the turtle and tortoise family (Testudines) to ever hatch at the aquarium. The egg was the result of a pairing among six leopard tortoises added in a new display last summer. “We are extremely proud of our biologists for broadening their range of animal-husbandry expertise,” said Barrett L. Christie, director of animal husbandry.