Tortoises
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Endangered Galapagos tortoises hunted, ‘slaughtered’ for meat, officials fearTortoise meat was once a delicacy but the practice of hunting Galápagos tortoises has been banned since 1933.TrendingSep 1, 2022
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China seizes 620 turtles and tortoises, most endangered, in shipment from VietnamChinese border patrol officials seized 620 wild turtles and tortoises - 510 of them considered endangered - that were found alive in a shipment of frozen seafood from Vietnam, state media said Sunday.EnvironmentAug 30, 2015
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Tortoises wearing iPads in art exhibit removed at vet’s requestThree tortoises wearing iPads for a controversial art exhibit have been removed at a veterinarian's request because of wet and cool weather in Aspen, Colorado.WorldAug 26, 2014
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U.S. museum standing by exhibit featuring iPads mounted on tortoisesA Colorado art museum is standing by an upcoming exhibit featuring tortoises with iPads mounted on their backs, despite calls from animal-rights activists to call off the exhibit as animal abuse.Aug 6, 2014
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