Tortoises

Two-Headed Tortoise Takes The Spotlight In Ukraine

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.06.2012

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While two-headed turtles seem to be more common than one might think -- who could forget "Teeny" and "Tiny" or the other two-headed turtle found in a ...

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4 Accused Of Eating Endangered Zimbabwe Tortoises

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 04.17.2012

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Four Chinese nationals have been arrested on cruelty charges after they cut up and ate rare tortoises, an animal protection ...

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PHOTOS: Local Turtles Up For Adoption

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Video, Pets, Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society, Cute Animal Photos, Tortoises, Dc Around Town, Turtles, Cute Animals, Animals, Katrina Smith, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Perhaps you've seen this delightful video of Tony (the human) taking Newman (the Sulcata tortoise) for a walk in Burbank, Calif. If so, ...

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Huge Tortoises Seized From NJ Home, Taken To Zoo

AP | Posted 11.13.2011

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HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Four tortoises seized from a New Jersey home are being evaluated at a rescue zoo. Some of them had cracked shells, which had ...

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WATCH: Tortoise Chases Man In Motorized Chair

Posted 10.24.2011

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Tortoises might not be the first animals that come to mind when you think of high-speed chases, but don't tell that to Cruiser the desert tortoise. He...

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Saving a Living Treasure of Asia

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Environment, Conservation, Animal Smuggling, Endangered Species, China, Reptiles, Tortoises, Green News

Tigers, rhinos, and bears are some of the most publicized and emblematic victims of smuggling and butchery, but there is another, nearly silent extinction epidemic underway in Asia.

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Have You Admired a Tortoise Lately?

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Times, Tortoise Romance, San Diego Zoo, Tortoises, Tony Perry, Galapagos Tortoises, Galapagos Tortoise, San Diego, Los Angeles News

Tony Perry's excellent article in the Los Angeles Times on the Galapagos tortoise digs at the San Diego Zoo, "...

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9 Unusual Animal Relationships (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Animals have a sensational ability to surprise us with the rare bonds they form, often defying animal experts' understanding and even going against th...

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Are We Loving the Galápagos to Death?

Cecilia Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whenever I tell people that I was born in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, they always say, "I didn't know there were any people on the Galápagos. I thought only strange animals lived there."

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Army To Move More Than 1,100 Desert Tortoises

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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As it prepares to expand training operations at Ft. Irwin in the Mojave Desert, the U.S. Army is again proposing to move more than 1,100 threatened Ca...

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Are You an Animal Lover?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pythons, Animal Rights, Snakes, Animal Reproduction, Tortoises, Turtles, Animal Lover, Animal-Consciousnes, Healthy Living News

Can snakes and turtles feel love? I suppose I'd have to be a snake or a turtle to be sure, and therein lies the rub.

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Ukrainian Tortoise Smuggler Foiled

AP | MARTA KUCHARSKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Polish customs at the Ukrainian border Tuesday found 121 Central Asian tortoises, a threatened species, bound so tightly in bla...

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Tortoise Cams! Ancient Creatures Go High Tech In The Galapagos

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists in the Galapagos Islands have installed cameras on the shells of giant tortoises in a study that could shed light on...

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