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Inspired by Digital Journal's photo essays of Spain and Washington in full spring bloom, it is time to showcase Greece in her spring glory.
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A 12-year old African spur-thigh tortoise who required an amputation of his front leg due to an injury has got a new lease on life now that veterinarians have provided him with a prosthetic device to increase his mobility and improve his quality of life.
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Environmental crimes are booming in a Madagascar, plunged in political chaos. Ten or more carts filled with around 100 terrestrial tortoises each are leaving the Mahafaly Plateau in south Madagascar every week, a WWF survey has found.
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Billy the spur thigh tortoise is one patient guy. He has finally succeeded in mating with Tammy, a mere babe of 47 who had spurned his advances for 15 years. Come out of your shell and read all about their tale of lasting amour.
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Although the headlines allude to a "May-December Romance" it is more fair to say that a "Pig and and Elephant Just Don't Fit." But the bond is deep between these two.
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Four Chinese nationals face deportation from Zimbabwe after they are arrested for killing and eating rare tortoises, officials say.
A type of giant tortoise, observed in the Galapagos Islands in 1853 by Charles Darwin but thought to have been extinct for 150 years, is apparently alive and well. This news, from a team of biologists at Yale University, would be welcomed by conservationists, and...
Anyone who attended kindergarten remembers Aesop's fable about the tortoise and the hare. The story's moral has implications for investors: Slow but steady wins the race.
The residents of Kingston Bagpuize have spent 3 years making a film. Now, Tortoise in Love will have its premier in the West End.
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Wild tortoise enjoying spring snack, Greece
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Tortoise Blogs
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Blogging or reporting for DJ via mobile device is difficult enough to discourage me down to occasional participating....
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On Monday, while the mostly snow-free winter remained so, my colleague the Tortoise Cat showed how climbing a tree and...
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