125-year-old tortoise of Nehru Zoological Park died today

One of the oldest creatures of Nehru Zoological Park, the Galapagos Giant Tortoise, died on Saturday, March 16, due to old-age complications. The giant was a 125-year-old male tortoise.

Officials said it had been undergoing treatment by the zoo veterinary team headed by



Dr. MA Hakeem.

The tortoise was shifted from the public gardens (Bhag-e-Azam) in 1963. Since then, it has been housed at the NZP-Hyderabad.An official statement from the zoo said that the initial postmortem report revealed that the tortoise died due to multiple organ failure