Herbie is looking pretty good considering he is in his 70s, an estimated age provided by zookeeper Karen Toca. He has been with Reid Park Zoo since the late 1980s.
Aldabra tortoises can live well beyond 100 years of age.
Zookeeper Karen Toca uses a tomato to entice Herbie, a slow-moving 70-year-old Aldabra tortoise at the Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court, in Tucson, on Nov. 30, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily StarHerbie is looking pretty good considering he is in his 70s, an estimated age provided by zookeeper Karen Toca. He has been with Reid Park Zoo since the late 1980s.
Aldabra tortoises can live well beyond 100 years of age.
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Herbie the Aldabra tortoise has been a mainstay at the Reid Park Zoo for decades.
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