Adorable Moment Zookeepers Hold Olympic Swim Trials for Turtle Hatchlings

Zookeepers in Perth, Western Australia, held “Olympic swim trials” for their six-day-old turtle hatchlings, footage released on Saturday, August 10, shows.

Video captured by staff in Perth Zoo shows young western swamp tortoises undergo their own fitness testing, each being placed individually at starting points before racing against the clock to the finish line.

After completing their time trials, they were re-fueled with worms, the zoo said.

“While the results won

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