tortoise
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An adventurous tortoise is home safe and well after being rescued from a recycling and garden waste centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“We have a healthy tortoise of an economy,” said David Kelly, J.P.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Forbes calls that “the tortoise and hare approach.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
The tortoise looked at Clare, his gravelly voice like the crunch of pebbles underpaw.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
What happens to the endangered desert tortoises is awful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are famous for animals found nowhere else on Earth, including giant tortoises and marine iguanas.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Footage released by Ecuador's environment ministry shows park rangers releasing giant tortoises.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
It was a Garden of Eden of a hellish sort: isolated, untouched, parched, and rocky—turds of congealed lava overrun by “hideous iguanas,” tortoises, and birds.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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