Endangered tortoises make debut

Reptiles go on display at zoo after being rescued from smugglers

LONDON - Four rare tortoises rescued in Hong Kong from illegal smugglers went on show for the first time on Saturday in their new home at Britain's Chester Zoo.

The ploughshare tortoises, regarded by conservationists as one of the world's most threatened species of tortoise, were handed to the zoo in 2012 after being confiscated by customs officials in Hong Kong in 2009.