Zoo shell-shocked as tortoises call it a day

A marriage between two 115-year-old giant tortoises has ended — but at least they won’t have to shell out on solicitors’ fees.

Giant tortoises Bibi and Poldi can no longer stand each other’s company at an Austrian zoo and are now refusing to share a cage.

It is thought the fallout ends the world’s longest marriage and was sparked by a biting incident

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