after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a ride on their mother's back
- Four baby tortoises born at Lake District Wildlife Park, near Keswick
- Staff believe the warm summer temperatures helped the eggs to hatch
- The 2in babies were pictured yesterday going for a ride on mother's back
- They are named Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo
- These four newly hatched tortoises appear more than happy to adjust
to their new surroundings from the comfort of their mother's back.
to their new surroundings from the comfort of their mother's back.
Staff at Lake District Wildlife Park, near Keswick successfully bred four
baby African spurred tortoises for the first time.
And the newly hatched tortoises, named after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, have wasted little time getting to know their mother who was photographed yesterday giving the four a ride on her back.
baby African spurred tortoises for the first time.
And the newly hatched tortoises, named after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, have wasted little time getting to know their mother who was photographed yesterday giving the four a ride on her back.
One of the three-week-old African spurred tortoise babies,
pictured on its mother Margaret's back
Staff at Lake District Wildlife Park believe the warm British
summer helped the eggs to hatch
Zoo staff now believe the soaring summer temperatures may actually
have helped the tiny 2in babies to hatch.
Park manager Richard Robinson said Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo were successfully incubated for 100 days.
He said: 'We have had eggs in the past but we never managed to get everything in place.
'I would like to think the wonderful weather we had helped things along.
'We also have a very good reptile keeper who incubated the eggs successfully,
so the skill and dedication of the staff had a big influence.'
They are African spurred tortoises, also known as sulcata tortoises.
have helped the tiny 2in babies to hatch.
Park manager Richard Robinson said Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo were successfully incubated for 100 days.
He said: 'We have had eggs in the past but we never managed to get everything in place.
'I would like to think the wonderful weather we had helped things along.
'We also have a very good reptile keeper who incubated the eggs successfully,
so the skill and dedication of the staff had a big influence.'
They are African spurred tortoises, also known as sulcata tortoises.
They can live to be 150 years old and keep growing - weighing
up to 14 stone (90kg)
up to 14 stone (90kg)
The four babies are still very small and fragile.
At the moment they measure about 2in long
A picture of one of the babies hatching from its shell.
They were successfully incubated for 100 days
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