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Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles
Watch as a friendly zookeeper gives Darwin a relaxing rubdown—saying she enjoys it would be an understatement! In the video’s ...
Ask Dr. Universe: Turtles’ shells are made up of their bones
Sometimes animated turtles seem to live inside their shells like it’s a tiny home. They may even hop out of the shell and run ...
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Shellshocked II: Turtle Thieves
Thomas Akre, head of the Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...
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A turtle in a pit. Archaeological excavations in Wolmirstedt reveal a 3,000 years old Late Bronze Age settlement
In close coordination with the town of Wolmirstedt (Börde district), the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt is currently conducting archaeological investigations ...
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Your Turtle Is Floating Sideways for a Reason You Shouldn’t Ignore
Have you noticed your turtle floating sideways in its tank? At first, it might seem like it’s just resting or playing around, ...