Usuku loNyaka oMtsha kwisiqithi saseDenis alukho malunga nokukhala komnye unyaka kuphela - lukwaphawula usuku lokuzalwa lomnye wabemi besiqithi abadumileyo. UToby, olona fudo ludala kwisiqithi, ubhiyozele usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwe-120 ngomhla woku-1 kuJanuwari, ngoncedo oluncinci oluvela kubasebenzi bakwaDenis kunye neendwendwe ngokufanayo.

Iqela elivela ekhitshini nasezigadini lalungiselela “iphayi yeziqhamo” enkulu elingana nofudo ukuze uToby abelane ngayo nosapho kunye nabahlobo bakhe kwipaki yofudo ephangaleleyo apho bahlala khona. “Iindwendwe zilithandile ithuba lokunxibelelana nomhlali omdala wesiqithi,” utshilo uMphathi weSiqithi saseDenis uWerner du Preez. "UToby uye waba ngumntu odumileyo."

ISeychelles likhaya labona bantu baninzi behlabathi beefudo ezinkulu, kwaye ubuncinci be-150,000 ekukholelwa ukuba ziphakathi kweziqithi ezili-115 zeziqithi. Uninzi lwamafudo amakhulu azalelwa kwi-UNESCO World Heritage Site ye-Aldabra, eyona ndawo iphakamileyo ye-coral atoll emhlabeni.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

The team from the kitchen and gardens prepared a giant tortoise-sized “fruit pie” for Toby to share with his family and friends in the spacious tortoise park where they reside.
Toby, the oldest giant tortoise on the island, celebrated his 120th birthday on 1st January, with a little help from Denis staff and guests alike.
Seychelles is home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises, with at least 150,000 believed to be interspersed throughout the archipelago's 115 islands.