May 22, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Tortoise

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Stolen African Tortoise Found In A Most Unusual Place

AP | Posted 04.06.2013 | Green

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- An 18-pound African leopard tortoise who went missing from an Iowa museum has been found alive in an elevator in the building. KWWL-...

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Smugglers Caught With 10% Of ENTIRE SPECIES In Luggage

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 03.28.2013 | Green

Two smugglers are facing charges in Thailand after authorities caught them attempting to sneak more than 10 percent of the remaining population of a c...

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Who Stole Stumpy The Three-Legged Tortoise?

Posted 10.20.2012 | Green

Read More: Tortoise, Video, Dumb Crime, Stumpy the Tortoise, Animal Videos, Tortoises, Dumb Criminals, Phil Rakoci, Animals, Wildman Phil Rakoci, Cute Animal Videos, Stumpy 3 Legged Turtle, Green News

Stumpy the tortoise has been found! Earlier this week, "Wildman" Phil Rakoci reported that his beloved three-legged reptile, along with several oth...

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45-Pound, 2-Foot-Long Pet Tortoise Reported Missing

Posted 06.22.2012 | Chicago

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A Lombard, Ill. couple is hoping the public may be able to help them locate their pet, 45-pound tortoise who has been missing since Sunday evening. ...

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Extinct Tortoise Could Be Back From The Dead

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.17.2012 | Science

Read More: Extinct Galapagos Tortoise, Tortoise, Charles Darwin, Galapagos Tortoise, Conservation, Endangered Species, Galapagos, Galapagos Islands, Isabela Island, Science News

Extinct or just hiding out? A long-lost species of the gigantic, slow-moving Galapagos tortoise that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of natural selec...

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WATCH: Funniest Viral Videos Of The Day

Posted 12.26.2011 | Comedy

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Today's Urlesque Show features two excited fans, and one clever chicken. First there's the David Arquette fanatic who interrupts a news report to ...

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WATCH: Tortoise Steals Grill

Posted 10.15.2011 | Home

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We know, we know, slow and steady wins the race. But when you're a tortoise and you're trying to steal a grill, a swift exit is not your strong suit. ...

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WATCH: Troublemaking Tortoise Stops Traffic

Posted 09.28.2011 | Los Angeles

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Californians are used to battling bad traffic, but the cause of some gridlock in Bakersfield is quite unusual. A tortoise named Donny managed to es...

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Sound Bites: Finland's Rubik and fun.

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Tortoise, Red Red Meat, Rubik, Weezer, Fun., Bad Conscience, Indie, Finland, Finland Music, Artturi Taira, Music, Entertainment News

The indie pop/rock group "fun." were never concerned that they wouldn't live up to their band name. "That's why the period works. It's so uneventful."

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Holiday Concierge: 5 LA Shops Worthy of Your Presents

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

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Rather than spend another dime at the same old cookie cutter, overcrowded and cliché shopping mall retail stores, drop into one of these favored neighborhood nooks.

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Madagascar's Illegal Tortoise Trade Is Devastating The Species

Scientific American | John Platt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Armed bands of poachers are illegally collecting Madagascar's radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) by the truckload for the lucrative pet and meat ...

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