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Rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise debuts at Switzerland zoo

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A rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise made its public debut at a Swiss zoo on Friday.

Two tortoises were born last month at the Tropiquarium in the western town of Servion as part of a program to preserve the endangered species.

One is black like its parents, while the other is albino. Their gender has yet to be determined.

“We were quite surprised by the tortoise’s colour. It can happen at birth, but after two days, we were sure it was an albino when it pointed the tip of its head, so it was really surprising. For this species, it’s quite extraordinary,” said Servion’s Tropiquarium member staff, Thomas Morel.

The mother, who weighs more than 100 kilograms (220 lb), laid five eggs on Feb. 11 and the albino baby hatched on May 1. The other baby hatched on May 5 after the eggs spent two-and-a-half months in an incubator.

The success rate of mating is only around two to three per cent for this species. Baby turtles weigh about 50 grams at birth and fit in the palm of the hand.

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