Tortoise
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A big dill: Mr. Pickles, a 90-year-old tortoise, becomes a first-time dadMr. Pickles, a radiated tortoise, is a resident at the Houston Zoo. The species is considered critically endangered due to habitat loss, poaching and the illegal pet trade.TrendingMar 22, 2023
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Famous Haligonian Gus the Tortoise celebrates 99th birthday with treat of grass and cloversHe made his way to Halifax in the 1940s after the museum director at the time scooped him up for $5 at a roadside attraction in the state.FeaturesAug 12, 2021
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Tortoise at New Brunswick zoo regains mobility with help of makeshift wheelchairStaff at the Magnetic Hill Zoo have built a wheelchair for a tortoise with limited mobility.CanadaMay 25, 2021
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Lonesome George’s tortoise relative discovered in GalapagosLonesome George, thought to be the last individual of his species, was known as the rarest creature in the world during his final years.EnvironmentFeb 3, 2020
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‘Angry’ tortoise blamed for Christmas house fireThe fire reportedly started after the 45-year-old tortoise knocked over a heat lamp which then set fire to its bedding.TrendingDec 29, 2019
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Large tortoise found wandering along northern Alberta roadA staff member at a school in the northern Alberta community of Wabasca found an usual animal wandering along the road Wednesday afternoon.CanadaJun 20, 2019
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Tortoise believed to be extinct found on remote section of Galapagos islandsA living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island of Fernandina.EnvironmentFeb 21, 2019
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‘Free-range’ 24-pound tortoise found in central Edmonton'Did your 11 kg tortoise dart out the door last night when Uber Eats Canada arrived?' the Animal Care & Control Centre said in a post about the lost reptile.CanadaJul 26, 2018
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‘Come on, grandpa’: Florida police officer heckles slow ‘pedestrian’A police officer in Florida couldn't believe the nerve of the "pedestrian" slowing him down to a turtle's pace on the road while he was in his patrol vehicle this past Sunday.WorldJul 16, 2018
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OPP make arrest in Elmvale Jungle Zoo break-in and theft caseOPP have arrested 21-year-old Alex Perlmutter of Ottawa, in connection with a break-in and theft of animals from Elmvale Jungle Zoo.CrimeJun 2, 2018
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