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Toledo Zoo's Galapagos tortoise Emerson

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Lori and Jeff Townsend, Port Clinton, introduce their grandson Sam Nuhfer, 2, Maumee, to Emerson after the 450-pound galapagos tortoise was moved to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo on Tuesday.

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Herpetology keeper Hannah Gerritsen uses a carrot to lure Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, munches on some grass after being moved to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Herpetology keeper Hannah Gerritsen uses a carrot to lure Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Herpetology keeper Hannah Gerritsen uses a carrot to lure Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise is moved from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Herpetology keeper Hannah Gerritsen uses a carrot to lure Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Herpetology keeper Hannah Gerritsen uses a carrot to lure Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Herpetology keeper Hannah Gerritsen uses a carrot to lure Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, from the Conservatory to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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Ottawa Hills Elementary School third graders Elin Fields, 9, left, and Anna Ellingson, 9, right, take a close look at Emerson, a Galapagos tortoise, after he was moved to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo.

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