A tortoise with wheels!
Mrs T is now sporting a huge pair of front wheels to aid her perambulation around the garden. The wheels, fitted after her front legs where amputated due to rat damage when in hibernation. From my travels around the web I have seen various attachments to aid tortoise moment, wheels the most common form. Sea Turtles have also benefited from artificial flipper attachments and “Bubble Butt” has weights to help him dive for food.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Palm Beach sea turtles killed during beach re-nourishment project.
Tar balls found at turtle breeding area.
Guam’s voice left out of sea turtle status.
Leatherbacks Start Sea Turtle Nesting Season Early In Volusia.
Ecology
Tortoise fitted with a set of WHEELS.
Baffled cheetahs go hungry as they are outwitted by tortoise.
Crime & Punishment
Star Tortoises Smuggler’s Luck But Carriers’ Doom.
Did You Know…
Sea Turtle floating syndrome is often caused by bacterial infections or ingestion of a foreign object. This renders the turtle unable to dive for food meaning it will eventually die.
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