It's not you it's me! Tortoises end their 115 year 'marriage' after female starts attacking her male mate
By Daily Mail Reporter *PUBLISHED:* 20:04 GMT, 12 June 2012 | *UPDATED:* 21:56 GMT, 12 June 2012 - <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2158354/Tortoises-Bibi-Poldi-break-worlds-longest-animal-marriage.html#comments> A pair of zoo tortoises who have been partners for 115 years have sadly broken up - marking the end of what could be the world's longest animal 'marriage'. Long-time lovers Bibi and Poldi, both giant tortoises aged 115, have been together since just after their births. But zoo workers at the Reptilienzoo Happ in Austria have had to separate them after female Bibi started attacking mate Poldi. [image: Tortoises Bibi and Poldi who have been partners for 115 years have broken up] Tortoises Bibi and Poldi who have been partners for 115 years have broken up [image: Female Bibi started attacking mate Poldi and even bit off a part of his shell] Female Bibi started attacking mate Poldi and even bit off a part of his shell 'We get the feeling they can't stand the sight of each other anymore,' said Zoo boss Helga Happ. 'For no reason that anyone can discover they seem to have fallen out, they just can't stand each other,' Keepers at the tourist attraction realised something was up when Bibi bit off a part of Poldi's shell. She attacked again a number of times until he was moved to a separate enclosure for his safety. The zoo even tried bringing in experts to try and save the union. [image: Zoo workers at the Reptilienzoo Happ in Austria have had to separate the pair] Zoo workers at the Reptilienzoo Happ in Austria have had to separate the pair [image: The zoo even tried bringing in experts but feared that the 100kg reptiles might kill each other] The zoo even tried bringing in experts but feared that the 100kg reptiles might kill each other They administered tortoise aphrodisiacs to try and bring fun back into the relationship. And to test if it was safe to reintroduce them after a period apart, the zoo made a fake version of Poldi covered in his smell. But Bibi ignored the 'dummy'. Sadly they have had no luck to date and fear the 100kg reptiles might kill each other if forced together. Happ added that it was 'very rare' for animals who are a pair to fall apart after so long. 'We hope very much that we can find a way to bring them back together,' she said. *".... I am the KING to my own UNIVERSE that Rule my MIND, BODY and SOUL!!! ...." * ** *- Aga Madjid -* -- -- you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. to post emails, just send to : aga-madjid@googlegroups.com to join this group, send blank email to : aga-madjid+subscr...@googlegroups.com to quit from this group, just send email to : aga-madjid+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com please visit to www.facebook.com/aga.madjid, add my Yahoo Messenger at aga.mad...@yahoo.com or add my twitter @aga_madjid thanks for joinning this group. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "aga-madjid" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to aga-madjid+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
