tortoise
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The nonprofit cared for more than 3,200 fire-affected pets — including a 200-pound tortoise named Huckleberry — and is still supporting a handful.
From Los Angeles Times
Alfie is a pet tortoise who lives on Mrs. Silver’s balcony.
Footage released by Ecuador's environment ministry shows park rangers releasing giant tortoises.
From Barron's
Giant tortoises are roaming the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years, in what conservationists have called a "hugely significant milestone".
From BBC
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago, the environment ministry said Friday.
From Barron's
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