The San Diego Zoo continued to be a favorite place for military personnel in San Diego, who spread the word about the Zoo once they returned to their home towns. Here, Gertie the Galápagos tortoise says hello. Gertie actually had some interesting tales to tell, if he could have: he had actually been to Hollywood, with a part in the film Malaya with Dorothy Lamour and Jack Haley. He played a rock that Jack Haley's character sits on—then leaps up from when the "rock" suddenly moves.