Zeus the turtle
July 4th, 2007, 9:58 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Aaron
He’s not as well-known as Yertle, Dr. Seuss’ fictional turtle who sat atop a towering turtle throne, but he’s a distinguished High Desert resident. Desert tortoise Zeus is 100 years old, according to Art Basulto of the Bureau of Land Management. Zeus made an appearance at Barstow’s Fourth of July event, where he feasted on watermelon near the BLM table.
Zeus, who had been living under a house, was found after the tenant died, Basulto said, along with six others. Because of his calm temperament, Zeus was the one enlisted into education. He travels to schools with Basulto to teach kids about the desert tortoise.
— Stevie St. John
