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Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away
Read full article: Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles awayState Department of Public Safety troopers recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho.
A ‘big Dill!:’ Houston Zoo’s oldest tortoise ‘Mr. Pickles’ becomes father to 3 ADORABLE hatchlings
Read full article: A ‘big Dill!:’ Houston Zoo’s oldest tortoise ‘Mr. Pickles’ becomes father to 3 ADORABLE hatchlingsTime for a shell-ebration! One of the oldest animals at the Houston Zoo is now a dad!
Wandering tortoise creates special connection between families
Read full article: Wandering tortoise creates special connection between familiesThis is a tale of a wandering tortoise and three families connected by the animal’s journey. Katya reached out to the person who put up the post to ask what kind of tortoise she had lost. The Pack Family“Erin and I both, the very first thing we said is that Marlee, Marlee had a hand in that,” said Shelly Pack. While age and elements can wear on an animal and Russian tortoises often look alike, these families say Spike is finally home with the Mahaffeys and their other Russian tortoise Harold. The ConnectionIn a home video, Marlee looks through the glass of a tank with a tortoise on the other side.