Shell-abration: Tortoises Turn 50
Two remarkable tortoises hit the big 5-0, and we’re shellabrating them all month long!
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Two remarkable tortoises hit the big 5-0, and we’re shellabrating them all month long!
They’ve been part of the Cleveland Botanical Garden for five decades — quietly charming visitors, outlasting trends, and proving that slow and steady really does win the race.
Follow a self-guided scavenger hunt, test your tortoise trivia, create a themed craft, explore a 50-year photo timeline, and snap a birthday photo with our half-century legends. Along the way, discover how these incredible animals have grown alongside the Garden — and how your support helps care for them for decades to come.
Yes — there will be party hats.
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