Turtles and Tortoises
TURTLES AND TORTOISES. There is a widespread belief that the earth rests on the back of a turtle or tortoise. This archaic idea is found not only among North American Indians but...
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An endangered pet tortoise named Bob was stolen from his home and violently mutilated, authorities said, but is recovering.Bob was snatched from his owners' yard last weekend, stabbed, slashed and ...
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A 42-pound pet tortoise that was slashed and mutilated after being stolen from a family's yard is home following more than a month in a rehabilitation center.The tortoise, Bob, heartily ate a meal ...
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The Knoxville Zoo says it has become the first U.S. zoo to successfully breed Northern spider tortoises, a subspecies so rare they can no longer be exported from their native Madagascar off Africa'...
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Rome's main zoo has successfully bred several rare Egyptian tortoises whose parents were rescued from a smuggler's suitcase in 2005, officials said.The first egg hatched in April, six more followed...
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Most ultra-secret international smuggling rings try to traffic in drugs, looted antiquities or slaves. But according to prosecutors, this one tried something different _ rare tortoises.Wai Ho Gin, ...
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Developers will no longer be allowed to bury gopher tortoises alive during construction under a moratorium approved Wednesday by state wildlife commissioners.Also Wednesday, Florida Fish and Wildli...
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It wasn't exactly a high-speed chase.Willy the tortoise made a crawl for freedom this week, getting half a mile from the fenced yard where he lives in a doghouse.Shelley Larsen figures the 200-poun...
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A man who police believe tortured an endangered tortoise by trying to cut him out of his shell and throwing him against a wall was arrested Thursday.The 25-year-old African spurred tortoise, named ...
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Turtles and Tortoises
Calif. tortured tortoise recovering
