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Loose tortoise that was lost returned to its owner in South Carolina

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Jul

Surfside Beach Police Department officers with the assistance of wildlife officials were able to locate a tortoise that belongs to a resident on Wednesday June 11. The tortoise was seen in the streets of Surfside Beach when the...

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Tortoise that went missing for 3 and 1/2 years returned to her owner

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Oct 23

Deputies of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) located a missing female tortoise that went missing in Florida about 3 and a half years ago. The deputies of the PCSO found a sulcata tortoise who was located in Interlachen...

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Giant Tortoise - The Aldabra

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 1 Dec 19

Let me introduce you all with Maze the giant Tortoise living more then ten decades. This is an amazing tortoise. This is an Aldabra tortoise which can live upto 150 to 180 years. Slow and Study win the race. This is correct in...

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A rare find by conservationists

Jojo @Sojourn (13833) • India 23 Feb 19

To all the animal lovers out here, here's some good news. A rare tortoise species thought to be extinct 100 years ago has been found in the Galapagos. I am amazed by seeing her large shell and the neck in contrast looks so...

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My Family

Robin T @ethal2018 (387) • United States 5 Dec 18

Just for the heck of it here is Pics of my kids, other half & me. These are the only 2 kids living at home right now. Ethal is 18, nope she refused to go to college.. She just wants to lay around in front of the wood stove.....

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Visit friend's keeled box turtle

sharpcard2016 @sharpcard (219) • Guangzhou, China 31 Oct 17

To visit a friend's house the tortoise, suddenly saw two the tortoise is the XO, peer female partners see, very shy, listen to he said that the turtles kept six years lay eggs for two years, but have never hatched turtles, I say...

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Hi, dearest friends... Tortoise remained inside without water

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 3 May 17

how are you all? Hope to enjoy the different weathers and temperatures of your regions and countries. I am talking about the temperature in Hyderabad which is very unbearable. It is running 43.-44 degrees celsius. I bought a...

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feng shui

keeping a tortoise in northern direction in water

waiting for luck

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Tortoise

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 23 Sep 16

This guy was hanging out in the grass when we were at the zoo in June. The girls loved it.

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Are You the Tortoise or the Hare?

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 2 Sep 16

Are you the tortoise or the hare? Are you speedy and quick or do you like to take thing slowly? Do you pace yourself or are you in a constant frenzy? Do you get everything done even if it takes more time or do you leave things...

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Adopted by Houdini

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 26 Jun 16

About three months ago the teen was adopted by a cat that followed him home one night. The teen insists said cat followed him one km uphill and having staked her territory the adoption was sealed with the contents of a tin of...

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Turtle with prosthetic wheel

springs @springs (923) • India 17 Jun 16

In Chennai, a turtle lost a front leg in a zoo. It is not able to walk and eat. Then the veteran doctors operated the turtle with prosthetic wheel so that it can drag the body. Surprisingly the turtle started walking immediately...

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Feng-shui Brass Tortoise...

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 11 May 16

Feng-shui is relating to the arrangement of things in a particular area you are living in. It emphasizes mainly on the tools that help drive away the negative energy in a house, restaurant, and any other workplace. It not only...

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Morris, the Wandering Tortoise

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 3 Sep 15

My youngest daughter has a tortoise named Morris. He lives under a sun lamp in a box and enjoys bathing in a washing up bowl of water and exploring the house from time to time. My three year old grandson is very taken with Morris...

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? Lonesome George died ? :(

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 3 Jul 12

I think 2 years ago I created a discussion about Lonesome George, He is a Galapagos Pinto tortoise and he is the last of his species, the last of his kind, Once in 2 months, I always try to search updates about him, I know they...

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Can you tell the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 9 Jan 12

I recently downloaded an app call Flashcards. It is suppose to be teaching kids to read. It contains a lot of pictures, and the related words. It is a very useful app to keep the kid entertained, and still learn something at...

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tortoise and turtle

darkridersoumya @darkridersoumya (199) • India 28 Feb 11

Is tehre any difference between a tortoise and a turtle.I had a general opinion that turtle grows up to become a tortoise that is an adult turtle is a tortoise untill one of my friend said that no they are altogether two different...

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You say turtle I say tortoise!!

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 28 Jun 10

I have noticed that in lots of discussions where tortoise/turtle are mentioned that most US people call both turtles and tortoise 'turtles'. Here in the UK turtles are only the creature that lives in water land 'turtles' are...

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are sulcata tortoises make good pets?

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 3 Dec 09

i live in arizona and i am thinking of getting a sulcata tortoise. i want one at my backyard. will they scape from my backyard? or maybe get lost? or migrate?

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The Ballad of Churchy the Tortoise or another cold case solved...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 29 Sep 09

We had this desert tortoise when I was growing up. We called him Churchy. Nobody remembers for certain, but we believe he was named after Winston Churchill. It was illegal to keep them, but somebody had found him on the side of...

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Do you have a joke lately?

offlimits @offlimits (596) • Philippines 21 Sep 09

Awhile ago, I was watching the Korean drama Full House AGAIN. I can't help but laugh everytime I watch the show, even if I watched the whole thing several times already. In one of the episodes, there is this joke: Ji-Eun: You...

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