JJ the Tortoise

The last reptile to appear, and the one that was causing all the movement of the big pink box (to a child's chorus of "what's in that box???!!!"), was JJ the tortoise. He was cool. After he was presented, they just let him loose in the grass as the first animal the kids could touch, and then let him roam around (at a tortoise's pace) for the rest of the time, as the kids interacted with all the other animals elsewhere. He was larger than I expected, bumpier, and pretty mellow, especially given the absolute mob of 5-year-olds that surrounded him at first.

Josh gives a gentle pet:



As does Lucas:



JJ stops for a quick meal:
(CHOMP!)