Jonathan Hegger, from Ballwin, carries Mac, an African Leopard Tortoise, down Russell Boulevard as Joy Fonod (right), from Affton, reaches out to give touch the tortoise during the 29th annual Purina Pet Parade in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. African Leopard Tortoises can live to be up to 100 years-old. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
