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After 50 years of neglect, a rescued turtle finally sees the sun
Rockalina the eastern box turtle had never ventured outdoors since 1977 — now she’s healing and getting to feel grass beneath ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Thousands of Giant Tortoises Anchor a Thriving Ecosystem on Aldabra, a Remote Atoll in the Indian Ocean
The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...
An Endangered Tortoise Just Became a First-Time Mom. She's 100 Years Old.
Even more remarkably, Mommy is the oldest first-time parent of her species, according to a press release from the zoo. Mommy ...
Utah Public Radio2d
After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile ...
The New York Times27d
Eating ‘Family Style’ May Have Set the Stage for Life as We Know It
Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck ... may address this challenge by eating “family style.” ...
Yahoo24d
Zoo News: Helen the Hermann's Tortoise is new to the zoo
Food trucks featuring Freaking Delicious Cheesecake and Avast Ye Java will be in front of the zoo selling tasty goodies. "Helen is a 3-year-old tortoise ... time resting and eating in the trees.
AZ Central19d
Invasive Argentine tegu has established itself in a new Florida county. What to know
The Argentine black and white tegu is large lizard that can grow to nearly 5 feet long and weigh 10 pounds, according to University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.