A long, long time ago when I was a kid, our family vacationed in the Adirondacks. Up near Santa's Workshop in Wilmington was another roadside attraction run by a family. They had pens where they kept many giant tortoises, they were huge, and offered rides on them to kids. My sister and I always wanted to go there but our parents would not allow it. Thinking back, that had to be one of the cruelest things for those animals.
The Popcorn Park Zoo has seen quite a few new addtions this year; from the cougars , lions and tigers, to giant tortoises. Pretty amazing what some folks consider a pet.