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5 days ago
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Denver Zoo's baby pancake tortoise gets a sweet name
The Denver Zoo announced Friday that its baby African pancake tortoise now has a name. Zoom in: Meet Maple, the first African pancake tortoise ever successfully bred and hatched at the Denver Zoo in its 129-year history. By the numbers: The zoo asked readers to help select the name for the flat little female, and Maple took the crown with 49% of the vote. Other contenders: Flip (30%), Griddle (12%) and Syrup (9%). The big picture: Maple lives with four other aptly named and critically endangered pancake tortoises: her mom, Waffles and three males — Short-Stack, Denny and Flapjack. What we're watching: Maple might get a sibling soon. Zookeepers say Waffles laid another egg in February.
Axios
5 days ago
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Critically endangered pancake tortoise hatches for first time at Denver Zoo
Say hello to the Denver Zoo's newest (and cutest) arrival: an adorably flat, female pancake tortoise tiny enough to fit in your hand. Why it matters: She's the first African pancake tortoise ever successfully bred and hatched at the Denver Zoo in its 129-year history. Zoom out: She joins the zoo's four other aptly named pancake tortoises: her mom, Waffles, and three males — Short-Stack, Denny and Flapjack. The big picture: Pancake tortoises — known for their flat physique and unexpectedly agile nature — are native to East Africa and critically endangered due in large part to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade, per the IUCN Red List.
