Oldest Pet Pal

Bozo the Desert Tortoise

We first met

Bozo in the backyard of an elderly neighbor in Las Vegas, Nevada, and were told he was 60 years old. Our children were around 10 years old. In the 1980s, Bozo became my son Sheldon’s pet, until 2008 when Sheldon had to move to a colder climate, at which point Bozo came to us. Sheldon is now 54 and Bozo around 105, but Sheldon is still Bozo’s favorite. All Sheldon has to do is start talking in the backyard and Bozo comes crawling!

—Eldon Grauberger

Las Vegas,

Nevada