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Watch: This 90-year-old radiated tortoise just became a first-time father of three

The Pickles couple, 90 and 53, respectively, welcomed three tortoise hatchlings - Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeno.

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A 90-year-old tortoise named Mr. Pickles stunned his handlers with an adorable surprise. pic.twitter.com/IVYgRFrCSa

— CNN (@CNN) March 27, 2023

At 90 years young, Mr. Pickles is the oldest animal at the Zoo and the newest father of 3 radiated tortoises. It's a big dill for radiated tortoise genetics as their father is the most genetically valuable radiated tortoise in the @zoos_aquariums Species Survival Plan®. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Su1R3XK43N

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