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How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The elaborate setup on the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is designed to protect the tortoises not only from ravens, ...
‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base houses vulnerable young desert tortoises until they're hardy enough to withstand ...
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A Mysterious Boulder Carved to Look Like a Tortoise Shell May Offer Evidence of the Middle East's Earliest Ritual Ceremonies
In the deepest, darkest reaches of a cave in northern Israel lies a boulder carved to resemble a tortoise shell. Its deep ...
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China: Tortoise enjoys shell massage in China
Behind the tortoise was a unique ladder-like structure, perfectly designed to give its shell a gentle scrub. The tortoise appeared to be thoroughly enjoying this one-of-a-kind relaxation session.
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Monk ‘used tortoise to entice children then sexually abused them’ on remote holy island
Father Thaddeus Kotik sexually abused girls and boys at Trappist monastery off Pembrokeshire coast, report finds A monk used a pet tortoise to entice children and then sexually abuse them at a ...
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Study ups oft-smuggled Indian star tortoise’s conservation prospects
The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a sight to behold, with its obsidian shell and the striking Sun-yellow star patterns adorning it. These tortoises are hardy herbivores and are ...
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Guardian signs controversial deal to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media
Guardian Media Group (GMG) and its parent, the Scott Trust, confirmed on Friday that the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media - first reported by Sky News - would proceed. As part of the deal ...
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Scott Trust approves sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media
The Scott Trust has given the go-ahead for The Observer to be sold to Tortoise Media. The decision was made at a meeting of the 12-person Scott Trust board at 9pm last night – as around 500 ...
The New York Times26d
The Guardian Sells U.K.’s Oldest Sunday Paper to a Media Start-Up
The Guardian Media Group said it had struck a deal to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media, shortly after a 48-hour strike by journalists ended. By Eshe Nelson Reporting from London The Observer ...
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Britain's Guardian sells The Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Britain's Guardian said on Friday it had agreed to sell The Observer to startup Tortoise Media, which sought to overcome staff opposition by pledging to revive the world ...
London Evening Standard26d
Observer newspaper sale to Tortoise Media is approved
The sale of the Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media has been approved, it was announced on Friday. The Scott Trust said it will invest in Tortoise Media, becoming a key shareholder, taking a seat ...