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Bubba The Tortoise Dazzles Millions, Simply By Playing With A Ball
Bubba became an Internet star after Paul Milham posted a video of his daughter's tortoise scampering after a ball like a determined puppy.
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A tortoise had so much sex that he's 'saved his entire species'
Several animals have gone extinct in the last decade – including the Baiji dolphin, the Spix’s macaw, the Liverpool Pigeon and the West African black rhino. One animal which has been pulled back from extinction however, is a species of Galapagos giant tortoise - thanks to the sexual exploits of just one male. Diego is over 100 years old and has fathered some 800 offspring.
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150-year-old tortoise dies at Calif. zoo
One of San Diego's oldest residents has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Galapagos tortoise known as Speed has been euthanized at an estimated age of more than 150 years. Speed had been living at the San Diego Zoo since 1933. He was brought to California as part of an early effort to preserve the endangered species from the Volcan Cerro Azul Island of the Galapagos Islands, off Ecuador.
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Sex-crazy Galapagos tortoise fathers 800, saves species
The most tireless and passionate proponent of saving the Galapagos tortoise from extinction is ancient, lecherous, and not particularly attractive, but those attributes are apparently a big hit with the ladies. Gentle reader, meet Diego, the lusty 100-plus-year-old tortoise who has helped bring his kind back from the brink of extinction—by having copious amounts of sex with any female in sight, reports the AFP. "He’s a very sexually active male reproducer," says Washington Tapia...
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Giant tortoise walks Tokyo's streets - slowly (video, photos)
Tortoises are symbols of longevity in Japan, where local myth says they can live for 10,000 years. One Tokyo tortoise has become a local legend as he takes his daily walk through the neighborhood with his owner, a local undertaker.
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World's oldest living animal, 184-year-old tortoise named Jonathan, has first ever bath
Agiant tortoise living on the British outpost of St Helena is given a clean-up ahead of Royal visit. The world's oldest living animal, a 184-year-old giant tortoise, has had its first ever bath. Jonathan, a giant tortoise living on St Helena, was cleaned up by the island's vet in preparation for an upcoming Royal visit. Almost two centuries' worth of grime was scrubbed off its back using a loofah, soft brush and surgical soap.
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This Turtle Tourist Center Also Raises Endangered Turtles for Meat
Advocates accuse the Cayman Turtle Centre of mistreating its sea turtles and stoking demand for the meat of an endangered species, claims it denies. By Rachael Bale.
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