Tortoise makes slowest escape from fire captured on video
A pet turtle in California narrowly escaped a major fire that erupted when a heat lamp tipped over. The turtle, named Leo, was taking a nap in her enclosure at a home in Fullerton on a Sunday night while her owners were out for a Super Bowl party. As it happened, a video captured the […]
Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, the oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, passes away at around 141 years old.
Gramma, the Beloved Galapagos Tortoise, Passes Away LOS ANGELES — Gramma, the oldest inhabitant of the San Diego Zoo and a cherished Galapagos giant tortoise, has died. She enjoyed a diet of romaine lettuce and cactus berries for over a century. Zoo officials reported that Gramma was born in the wild and was approximated to […]
Conservatives Are The Steady Tortoise, Liberals Are The Frantic Hare In The Pursuit Of Society’s Control
Sexual revolution. Cross-dressing. Prostitution. Support for LGBTQ+ rights. There was a transgender advocate, and abortion supporters, all in a big corporation. It felt like chaos—hollow, youthful figures on one side, and people opposing each other on the other. This was the landscape in Germany from 1918 to 1933, during the Weimar Republic’s existence. It was […]
St. Louis Zoo Mourns Death of over 100-Year-Old Giant Tortoise
One of the oldest animals cared for at St. Louis Zoo in Missouri died due to digestive health issues. The creature was identified as Othello, an Aldabra giant turtle that was over 100 years ago. It has been reported Thursday. Posting zoos on social media I said He was humanely euthanized due to health disorders […]
Woman, child, tortoise, cat rescued from sailboat offshore Hawaii
The US Coast Guard and Navy rescued a woman, her daughter, and their pet cat and turtle from a yacht that was caught in bad weather about 925 miles off the coast of Hawaii. According to a Coast Guard news release, watchers at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) in Honolulu received a distress alert […]
Stranded woman, child, tortoise, and cat rescued in Hawaii
As Hurricane Girma made landfall off the coast of Hawaii last week, the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy rescued a mother, her 7-year-old child and their pet turtle and cat from a yacht about 1,000 miles off the coast of Hawaii after the captain was killed. Watchdogs at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu […]