Tonka the Tortoise uses wheels to get around after dog attack

Tonka the Tortoise had been attacked by a dog, and had one of her legs bitten off; when she was found rescuers were concerned she would not survive without her leg. However, they had the idea of attaching the...

Pitchfork's 2009 Music Festival Lineup Announced

Venerable alt-music weblog and indie-critic/album review institution Pitchfork have announced the dates and initial lineup for the 2009 edition of their annual Pitchfork Music Festival. This year's fest will be held...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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