Tag: turtles

May 6, 2015 at 3:46 pm

This 90 Year Old Tortoise Lost Her Front Legs So Her Owner Got Her a New Set of Wheels

This 90 Year Old Tortoise Lost Her Front Legs So Her Owner Got Her a New Set of Wheels

Meet Mrs. T, a 90-year-old tortoise who lives with her owner in Pembroke, West Wales, UK. Tragically this past winter, a rat broke into Mrs. T’s hutch while she was hibernating and chewed off her two front legs. When owner Jude Ryder discovered the horrifying scene during a routine check-up, she immediately rushed Mrs.…

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December 15, 2014 at 3:46 pm

Tortoise Flips Over Friend That’s Stuck Upside Down

Tortoise Flips Over Friend That's Stuck Upside Down

Now that’s what friends are for! A poor tortoise got stuck upside down so his friend gave him a hand and flipped him back over. What a treat for the (clearly audible) kids to see!

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September 11, 2013 at 10:43 pm

Picture of the Day: The Mighty Leatherback

Picture of the Day: The Mighty Leatherback

THE MIGHTY LEATHERBACK Photograph by Claudia Lombard/USFWS In this photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, we see the mighty Leatherback sea turtle at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuse in the US Virgin Islands. The Leatherback is the largest, deepest diving, and most migratory and wide ranging…

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July 8, 2013 at 12:12 pm

Volunteers Form Human Wall to Guide Baby Turtles to Sea

Volunteers Form Human Wall to Guide Baby Turtles to Sea

Photograph Courtesy of Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire Website | Facebook Album On July 1st, 2013 at 4:00 pm local time, 112 Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings began to climb to the top of their nest in the sand. Photograph Courtesy of Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire Website | Facebook Album The eggs hatched 52…

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