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'Lonesome George' Struggles to be a Dad?
Poor 'Lonesome George' is a loveless old age--he was now condemed to a 'Dirty Old Tortoise'-- Oh! George, Go for it and multiply... The rarest animal in the world today is a giant tortoise, which lives in the... 88 views | 4 comments | 8 recommendations
Extinct Galapagos tortoise 'can live again'
As scientists hoped Lonesome George would do, an extinct Galapagos tortoise may be 'brought back to life' as relatives of the Geochelone elephantopus has been found. "Cross-breeding these living tortoises might... Two-headed tortoise grows twice as fast as its siblings
Having two heads is unusual but this tiny mutant tortoise is using them both to get more than his fair share of food and thriving. "Workers at the Water World aquatic farm at Wuwei town in Anhui, eastern China,... 287 views | 4 comments | 28 recommendations
45 Year Old Endangered Tortoise Found Burned to Death
Look at this face, and ask yourself. Who in the world would harm or kill one of these endangered animals. Apparently, someone decided to and hopefully they will be caught. " An endangered tortoise has... 520 views | 12 comments | 28 recommendations
Disabled turtle gets skateboard & finds love
A ten-year-old turtle just got a custom fit skateboard strapped to her belly. Arava has been overcoming paralysis of her hind legs, and now that she’s got wheels she has started to get her groove on by mating...957 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo
"100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in the...386 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
Celebrate World Turtle Day!
Turtles, turtles, turtles…May 23rd is World Turtle Day! Today we can not only celebrate turtles, but also educate ourselves on protecting them from serious threats. Sea turtles are one of the most...2300 views | 92 comments | 4 recommendations
Wal-Mart Bury's Tortoises Alive
North Palm Beach County shoppers looking for low-priced pants, patio furniture and DVD players will owe an awesome debt to five dead reptiles. The five gopher tortoises had the bad luck to dig their burrows on the site of a future Wal-Mart in Lake Park. And they paid a...
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