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Watch Cerro the tortoise eat a watermelon cake for his 50th b'day

Ever wondered what you'd get a tortoise for its birthday?
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Ever wondered what you'd get a tortoise for its 50th birthday?

Why not an extravagant watermelon cake? That's what the folks at Perth Zoo, Australia did for Cerro the Galapagos Tortoise, who has resided at the zoo since 2006.

Despite his relative seniority in human years, Cerro is actually still a youngster by the animal's standards. Galapagos Tortoises can live for 100 years on average, so it's got plenty of time to live out its youth.

Happy birthday, big fella!

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com


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