Ron Magill

This is like a combination of a kangaroo, a rabbit with short ears, and a guinea pig. All right, here we go. I got another for you. Boy, Tango's liking those peanuts. You're a big hit with him, brother. This is Goliath. He's our Galapagos tortoise. He's 500 pounds, probably about 90 years old. One of the oldest living vertebrates in the world.

And to me, you know, he's a little bit on the heavy side. Very, very slow. If I was going to look at one of the guys and say, who would most be like the Galapagos tortoise? You got to go with great Cody.

And to me, you know, he's a little bit on the heavy side. Very, very slow. If I was going to look at one of the guys and say, who would most be like the Galapagos tortoise? You got to go with great Cody.

Absolutely, absolutely. But you know what? At the end of the day, dependable and also quite lovable. And if you look closely at his face, that's E.T., man. Look at it. E.T., phone home. He's 90. He can live to be over 150.

Absolutely, absolutely. But you know what? At the end of the day, dependable and also quite lovable. And if you look closely at his face, that's E.T., man. Look at it. E.T., phone home. He's 90. He can live to be over 150.

so is that the oldest tortoise that you have here at the zoo we believe he's one of the oldest we don't know because a lot of these guys actually came in as adults from the galapagos islands they're one of the only animals we have at the zoo that actually are out of the wild because they're so old because zoos don't take animals out of the wild anymore all right and goliath will be coming with you in studio we'll see yeah fits in an overhead

so is that the oldest tortoise that you have here at the zoo we believe he's one of the oldest we don't know because a lot of these guys actually came in as adults from the galapagos islands they're one of the only animals we have at the zoo that actually are out of the wild because they're so old because zoos don't take animals out of the wild anymore all right and goliath will be coming with you in studio we'll see yeah fits in an overhead

Yeah, you know, but I'm working on it. I'm thinking if we can put him on Ocean Drive, it would be a good draw. It'd probably bring a lot of attention to the marathon. So I'm working on a specialized trailer. Listen, Mike, nothing's out of the question.

Yeah, you know, but I'm working on it. I'm thinking if we can put him on Ocean Drive, it would be a good draw. It'd probably bring a lot of attention to the marathon. So I'm working on a specialized trailer. Listen, Mike, nothing's out of the question.

You know, there's over 40,000 muscles in the elephant's trunk, and they have an accuracy with things that can be really big. But if we don't give them any ammunition, we should be safe. You just never know. Again, I think adding to the excitement of it, you want to have an element of uncertainty.

You know, there's over 40,000 muscles in the elephant's trunk, and they have an accuracy with things that can be really big. But if we don't give them any ammunition, we should be safe. You just never know. Again, I think adding to the excitement of it, you want to have an element of uncertainty.

I'm probably going to bring this guy to the studio. Very small studio.

I'm probably going to bring this guy to the studio. Very small studio.

Mike, Mike, why are you not a bird person, Mike?

Mike, Mike, why are you not a bird person, Mike?

What kind of bird attacked you?

What kind of bird attacked you?

This is an eagle owl. That's the dangerous part, buddy. That's what you've got to watch out for. Mike, I want you to just touch the back. Mike, Mike, Mike. Just very softly in the back. Come on, Mike. You can do it. Come on. You're a sports guy, Mike. You're fearless. Come on, Mike. You can do it. Look at that. Look at that, Mike. It's very soft. Look at that. Right? Very soft, right?

This is an eagle owl. That's the dangerous part, buddy. That's what you've got to watch out for. Mike, I want you to just touch the back. Mike, Mike, Mike. Just very softly in the back. Come on, Mike. You can do it. Come on. You're a sports guy, Mike. You're fearless. Come on, Mike. You can do it. Look at that. Look at that, Mike. It's very soft. Look at that. Right? Very soft, right?

Pretty incredible.