Watch a huge Galapagos tortoise eat a cactus at San Diego Zoo
This Galapagos tortoise walks at around 0.16 miles per hour, and was spotted eating cacti at San Diego Zoo.
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This Galapagos tortoise will give you serious leisure envy, as it was spotted eating a cactus at an incredibly slow speed at San Diego Zoo.
In a video, which now has over 47,000 views, the tortoise is seen munching on a cactus, taking almost a minute to eat one small chunk.
Posting on Facebook, the zoo said: “Slow week? These gentle giants amble along at an astonishing 0.16 miles per hour. The perfect speed for a long life.”
According to the zoo, prickly pear cacti are a favourite of the species.
The San Diego Zoo has one of the largest colonies of Galapagos tortoises in the world, and has had the species in its collection since 1928.
