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Guy creates miniature 'Jurassic Park' for his totally awesome tortoise

The enclosure has a grazing area and even a swimming pool.
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Brian Koerber
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Guy creates miniature 'Jurassic Park' for his totally awesome tortoise
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There are no dinosaurs in this Jurassic Park, but there is a leopard tortoise named Louie.

Louie's human, Oliver Turpin, decided to build his shelled buddy a little outside home, but instead of sticking him into some jail-like cage, Turpin created a Jurassic Park replica.

The enclosure consists of a grazing area, swimming pool, visitor's center and of course the iconic gates that surround the park. 

Word on the street is that all the other tortoises are very jealous of Louie's enclosure. 

Via Giphy

[h/t:Reddit]

Topics Animals

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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