Today we had a special visit from Helen and Torty the Tortoise.
Torty is thought to be about 180 years old. She lays eggs every year and they don't hatch because they are unfertilised. You can still see the dents on her shell where she was run over by a French gun carriage in the year 1916, during World War 1. She also lost two toes from the gun carriage and they will never grow back. The gun carriage was an estimated 5 tons!!
She has been in New Zealand for about 106 years. Torty eats juicy vegetables given to her on the ground. The original owner of Torty was a man called Stuart Little who was a medic soldier in the war at Greece.
By Ruru space learners
Wow, I have so wanted to meet Torty - there is a fantastic Scholastic book about Torty - I'll lend Mr H a copy to share with the class. What a shame he didnt take it on the day Torty visited, he could have had Torty autograph it with a claw/foot and some paint!
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ReplyDeleteTorty is an amazing tortoise she shows you how you can overcome challenges in your life no matter what. And she shows you how you can be resilient and strive through hard times. Torty is such an inspiration!
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ReplyDeleteI love Tortey she is so cute and very cool
ReplyDeleteWe got to meet Helen and Torty, it was so fun because Torty kept trying to escape, she kept going through our legs.
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