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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...

created by Amy Judd | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
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Girl gets a power slam into mud-Pitchfork 2008

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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...

created by Jarrett Martineau | 42 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
2311 views | 0 recommendations | 6 comments

'Lonesome George' Struggles to be a Dad?

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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...

created by danesller0127 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
274 views | 8 recommendations | 4 comments

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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...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
973 views | 9 recommendations | 12 comments

Two-headed tortoise grows twice as fast as its siblings

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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...

created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
340 views | 28 recommendations | 2 comments

45 Year Old Endangered Tortoise Found Burned to Death

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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...

created by lgal3824 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
811 views | 28 recommendations | 12 comments

misa84

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...

created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1340 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment

100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo

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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...

created by Marcelo232323 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
706 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment

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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...

created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
2677 views | 4 recommendations | 92 comments

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...