Really. When it's time to put the aldebra tortoises back into their houses for the night, the keepers get there early and gently kick them so that they move in the right direction.
I once watched two keepers trading off kicking a tortoise for an hour (they kept getting tired) until he was finally in the house for the night.
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Date: 2009-06-17 10:07 pm (UTC)Really. When it's time to put the aldebra tortoises back into their houses for the night, the keepers get there early and gently kick them so that they move in the right direction.
I once watched two keepers trading off kicking a tortoise for an hour (they kept getting tired) until he was finally in the house for the night.
Tortoises (and turtles) are slow.