Race you home!

Giant Galápagos tortoises Dolly, Polly and Priscilla embarked on an epic trek across ZSL London Zoo to move into their new home, ahead of the opening of the Zoo’s new Giants of the Galápagos exhibit on Saturday 9 October.
Each guided by a dedicated keeper - proudly sporting their tortoise’s name on specially designed ZSL t-shirts - the feisty 26-year-olds took the 200 metre stroll in their stride, passing the Zoo’s red river hogs along the way without a second glance, and stopping for nibbles on the Zoo’s lawns before arriving at their state-of-the-art new home in just over an hour.
Dr Chris Michaels, head of the herpetology team at ZSL London Zoo, said: “As it is a relatively short distance between their old and new homes, we decided to forego moving vans and gave Dolly, Polly and Priscilla the option to walk there - albeit with specially designed travel crates on hand as back up if anyone changed their mind.
“We made sure to have plenty of tasty cucumber, carrots and watermelon handy as extra encouragement if needed, but after clearing an access from their old outdoor paddock onto a Zoo path, it was full steam ahead for the three females - who undertook the walk at their own pace, each accompanied by a zookeeper for support.”
The trio of feisty females will spend the next few weeks settling into their swanky new island pad - which has a choice of two lagoon pools to cool off in, a muddy wallow for self-care spa treatments and a tropical forest to explore - before Giants of the Galápagos officially opens to the public on 9 October.