What can get slower than this? Hey, it’s a slow day and I am ready for a little vacation. I plan to travel through the mountains and to visit almost all of my family. I am taking a camera and watercolors as I...
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 wheels of a Tonka Truck to her and now she is able to whiz around...
created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 750 views | 26 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2864 views | 0 recommendations | 6 comments
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...
created by danesller0127 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 385 views | 8 recommendations | 4 comments
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...
created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1160 views | 10 recommendations | 12 comments
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...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 379 views | 28 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
created by lgal3824 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1010 views | 28 recommendations | 12 comments
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...
created by poolparty | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1620 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"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...
created by Marcelo232323 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1110 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
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...
created by poolparty | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2850 views | 4 recommendations | 92 comments
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...
created by clorenz1 | 6 years ago 284 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments