turtle
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The turtle agrees to carry the scorpion across the river after being reassured that he will not sting him, since doing so would doom them both.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Our hero, a young goatkeeper named Bernadette the Brave, has embarked on a quest to save her beloved pet turtle from a tyrannical king.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
She examined the turtle, which was made of milky glass.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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Marine Biology - Introductory
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