[Explanation] On July 13, in the Swan Lake Scenic Area of ​​Yunnan Wildlife Park, a veterinarian was conducting a physical examination for two giant tortoises weighing about 200 kilograms. This move attracted many tourists to stop and watch.

　　[Explanation] The Aldabra giant tortoise is the second largest tortoise in the world. It is named after its elephant-like "elephant legs". It is characterized by its large size and full tonnage. The physical examination of these two tortoises took a lot of effort.

　　[Concurrent] Mao Duoyi, a staff member of Yunnan Wildlife Park

　　Our veterinarian came over and first measured the leg(s), the length of the front leg, the back leg and the carapace, the entire waist circumference, and then checked the feces(s), the condition of the head, and the small size of the tortoise shell. It is unhealthy for the gap to look healthy with a flashlight. Their weight has grown by 9 kilograms in the two months since then. Both of them are giant tortoises. One of them weighs 106 kilograms.

　　[Explanation] Through the on-site inspection, the veterinarian judged that the two tortoises were in good health, and then took the collected tortoise feces back to the veterinary hospital for laboratory analysis to further determine the tortoise’s physical condition.

It is reported that these two tortoises have been in the Yunnan Wildlife Park for two months. Through this physical examination, the staff can accurately manage them and make them more adaptable to the new living environment.

　　[Concurrent] Zhao Cheng, a veterinarian at Yunnan Wildlife Park

　　In the next step, use the feces collected just now to see if there are internal parasites, or if there are too many internal parasites, and strengthen their management in this regard.

Then it (conduct) a check on the required trace elements, because they are still in the growth phase, so the trace elements need to be increased a bit.

　　[Explanation] According to reports, the Aldabra giant tortoise is one of the longest-lived animals in the world, with a life span of more than 200 years. The two giant tortoises in the Yunnan Wildlife Park are about 30 years old, and each tortoise eats approximately every day. 10 kilograms of food, mainly eat water spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit peppers, etc.

　　He Shuting reports from Kunming, Yunnan

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