# @houstonpubmedia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJAgQ-Jf-5
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- **Posted:** 2023-03-23T18:01:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jayla Rhodes (@jayrhomedia) — https://gondola.cc/jayrhomedia

## Caption

Though it took him nearly a century, the 90-year-old radiated tortoise known as Mr. Pickles is finally a dad.

According to officials with the Houston Zoo, it's a big deal because the radiated tortoise is a critically endangered species whose numbers are decreasing. | Via npr 

📸: Jackelin Reyna / Houston Zoo
🎥: Kevin Kendrick / Houston Zoo

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