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Pet store wants its stolen red-footed tortoise back  -  Apr 12, 2007
Mail TribuneBy chris conrad. ASHLAND — The owners of Ashland Pets are asking the public's help tracking down a rare red-footed tortoise stolen Monday from the store. ...

Suspect allegedly takes rare, red-footed tortoise .  -  Apr 14, 2007
Tri City Herald - Google News ArchiveASHLAND, Ore. thief slipped away from an Ashland pet store this week with a rare, red-footed tortoise — and a baby at that. One of the store's owners, ...

Aquarium hospital gets seal of approval  -  Mar 11, 2008
New York Daily NewsBY Joyce Shelby. JoAnne Basinger treats JD, a fur seal. JD has a stomach ailment and needs to be isolated from other animals. Little, a red-footed tortoise, ...

Massachusetts Briefings  -  Aug 1, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverCONTRA DANCE: There will be a contra dance with an international flair at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Rd. A workshop by the ...

San Mateo Daily Journal  -  Oct 2, 2008
San Mateo Daily JournalA humane society handyman is being credited with giving a red-footed tortoise a new lease on life after giving it a set of wheels — literally. ...

Breaking out of its shell  -  Jun 7, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Herald Express - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe red footed tortoise is one of 36 species identified as a ShellShock conservation campaign priority. The zoo has 13 individuals of the species, ...

Rare tortoise born the size of a 50p piece  -  Aug 21, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukThis newly-hatched rare tortoise might only be only slightly bigger than a 50p piece but he is likely to live to be at least 100 years old. ...

SLO AUTHOR NANCY WALTER FINDS HER MUSE IS A PINT-SIZE …  -  Nov 1, 2005
$2.95 - The Tribune - NewsBankNancy Walter was inspired to write her first children's book by her pet tortoise, Bumpsie. The football-size reptile is the main character in her series of ...

Barbuda: Dreamy days and starry nights in the Caribbean  -  Jan 2, 2010
Telegraph.co.ukJudith Baker has a glimpse of life in the Caribbean as it used to be on the tiny and bountiful island of Barbuda. By Judith Baker. On Barbuda's Low Bay, ...

Plunkett celebrates Earth Day  -  Apr 23, 2008
$2.95 - North Adams Transcript - NewsBankAs her kids, Caleb, 9, and Kelsey, 5, checked out Chuck, the red footed tortoise, Tammy Clark said she had been anxious to see what her kids had done for ...

Calm Rules the Rain Forest Before the Crowds Arrive  -  Jul 27, 2007
Washington PostBy Doug Struck. VANCOUVER, BC -- A quiet realm greets Kim Todd as she arrives at work. Schoona, a green sea turtle rescued from frigid Canadian waters after ...

On Barbados, ecological wonders offer an exotic alternative to the...  -  Feb 1, 2006
Boston GlobeST. PETER, Barbados -- ''You see the monkey?" asks the woman working the snack bar. I turn and stare into an empty cage. ''Up, up," she points. ...

A warm, lively start at the Shore - "This has been the nicest...  -  May 30, 2006
$2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBank..."This has been the nicest Memorial Day weekend in a long time," one Cape May merchant exclaimed. It is a fundamental truth, and Corky Woehlcke knows it ...

Center Celebrates 15 Years Of Nurturing Nature And Educating The …  -  Aug 20, 2006
Toledo Blade - Google News ArchiveCenter celebrates 15 years of nurturing nature and educating the public . A South American red -footed tortoise that had pneumonia was sent from New York to ...

Outdoor sports show  -  Aug 22, 2009
Peoria Journal Star...— Vendors on hand for a sports show noon to 5 pm at Ridgeview Winery, 5 miles south of Mount Sterling. Admission $5. — Bradley Wallin 3-D shoot for St. Jude ...

If Learning On The Wild Side .  -  Dec 27, 2007
Post And Courier - Google News Archive...that students in Dorchester County School District d test well. But school can be more than the three and learning can be quite fun on occasions, ...

WESTPORT DIGEST  -  Aug 10, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverPRESCRIPTION ADVANTAGE: Westport Senior Citizens is offering Westport seniors assistance in understanding the Prescription Advantage program. ...

FAIR TEACHES TO CARE, LOVE EARTH  -  Sep 28, 2006
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankEuri Fuentes took her 8-year-old daughter, Maria Valdivia, to the fourth annual South Dade Environmental Fair and Festival on Saturday planning to stay only ...

Meet newest addition to the family  -  Sep 15, 2009
Aiken Standard - Aiken Standard (subscription)By MICAHEL GIBBONS. Yes, the Gibbons family has a new addition, and she weighs in at ... I am guessing about the same weight as a golf ball. ...

KIDS' SHOW: Animals join TV star on zoo stage  -  Jul 28, 2007
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankSometimes Damon Keith's costars at Miami Metrozoo's new kids' attraction, Diego's Discovery Den, can't appear in the show. They might have just eaten. ...

More than a 'snake house' - Zoo prepares new herpetarium  -  Aug 31, 2009
Amarillo.comBy Karen Smith Welch. Who could help but watch the lithe Latino as she basked in a toasty glow, totally apart from the crowd? A South American creature, ...

SLOW NEWS (OF THE) DAY - TRUANT TORTOISE RETRIEVED …  -  Jul 13, 2005
$2.95 - Grand Forks Herald - NewsBankBut the leopard tortoise managed to cross a field behind her home in the Riverside Drive area of Grand Forks and amble over to Old Mill Road near the Bun ...

Pet Talk with Dr. Norm: In the market for a reptile  -  Feb 15, 2006
wickedlocal.comI'd include the Bearded Dragon, the Blue Tongued Skink, the Uromastx lizard, the Box Turtle, the Russian Tortoise and the Red Footed Tortoise. ...

Lincoln Park and Rosamond Gifford Zoos Celebrate Zookeepers Week  -  Jul 21, 2008
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsLincoln Park Zoo - In recognition of the valuable and important role zookeepers perform in caring for some of the world's most imperiled species, ...

Reptiles invade South Elementary School  -  Apr 25, 2007
Andover TownsmanAlice Ren hesitated for a moment as the boa constrictor was draped over her shoulders. "Do you think snakes are slimy?" asked herpetologist Lance Wagner. ...

0320J Zoo birthday.xml Happy birthday to zoo  -  Mar 20, 2009
$3.50 - Burlington County Times - NewsBankBy Mark Zimmaro. WESTAMPTON - The Burlington County Library will transform into an animal house for a few hours tonight. ...

The fox in world literature: reflections on a "fictional animal".  -  Oct 1, 2006
Free with registration - Asian Folklore Studies - AccessMyLibrary.comTHE FOX (vulpes vulpes), which includes the red fox, the cross fox, and the arctic fox, among others, lives all over Europe, West and East Asia, ...

A fest designed to welcome autumn hangs on to summer  -  Oct 4, 2009
$3.50 - Bucks County Courier Times - NewsBankBy ANDY VINEBERG. Toddlers proudly clutched balloon animals and inflatable SpongeBobs, young gymnasts, dancers, cheerleaders and martial arts students ...

Record-Journal (Meriden, CT)  -  Apr 16, 2007
$2.95 - Record-Journal - NewsBankWhite's tree frogs - named Muck and Grimer - as pets. He said it was cool to have pets that not everyone else has and that the frogs were not terribly ...

Article: Your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Woman.  -  Jul 8, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Liverpool Echo - HighBeam ResearchHer collection - which also includes three Zambian tree frogs, a bearded dragon lizard, six hermit crabs, a red footed tortoise, a cat called pumpkin and an ...

Reptiles and insects and fish, oh my!  -  Aug 31, 2005
$2.95 - Berkshire Eagle, The - NewsBankDylan Siry, 10, of Ossining, NY, looks at the reef fish. In the background is brother Liam Siry, 8. Jervas holds on to a female giant leaf-tail gecko — ...

Article: Liqueurs get exotic touch.(Orchid Liqueurs)(Brief article) -...  -  Sep 16, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Grocer - HighBeam ResearchLiqueurs get exotic touch.(Orchid Liqueurs)(Brief article) ... find Grocer articles. A range of liqueurs with fresh exotic fruit flavours are being hunched ...

Press of Atlantic City, The : CELEBRATING THE GREENHEAD FLY ( …  -  Aug 6, 2006
$2.95 - Press of Atlantic City, The - NewsBankPress of Atlantic City, The : Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, ...

Berkshire Eagle, The : Calendar, Oct. 18-19  -  Oct 17, 2007
$2.95 - Berkshire Eagle, The - NewsBankBerkshire Eagle, The : Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, ...

North Adams Transcript (MA)  -  Jun 20, 2006
$2.95 - North Adams Transcript - NewsBankLIBRARY TRUSTEES TO MEET: The monthly meeting of the Adams Free Library Board of Library Trustees will be held Thursday, June 22, 4:30 pm, in the library's ...

Do Tortoises Require Distilled Water?  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
PetPeoplesPlace.comWhat water conditioners are best suited for our Red Footed Tortoise? Is distilled water necessary? (DEANNA MASEY - Missouri) Both red-footed

Boy gives Valley Oak SPCA a $500 gift for his birthday  -  Jan 27, 2009
Visalia Times-Delta,Michael is in charge of taking care of the family's two Shih Tzus, Romeo and Tommy; two fish; and a red-footed tortoise. "All of his animals are his

Canandaigua boy wins local contest to name tortoise  -  Oct 25, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Christian Cheney of Canandaigua was honored today for choosing the winning name of the Strong National Museum of Play’s new red-footed tortoise.

Gates couple gives love to their diverse animals  -  Aug 30, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,There are no snakes, but there's everything from a red-eyed tree frog to a red-footed tortoise. Some of these creatures live in glass tanks that simulate

Lincoln Park and Rosamond Gifford Zoos Celebrate Zookeepers Week  -  Jul 21, 2008
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,Photo #2 Lincoln Park Zoo Keeper Mike Skidmore uses a slice of tomato to get a red-footed tortoise to take its medicine.

Plunkett Celebrates Earth Day  -  Apr 23, 2008
iBerkshires.com,Chuck, 65, a red-footed tortoise, was just one of the attractions at the Tuesday night celebration of Earth Day's 38th anniversary, held in the elementary

Red-Footed Tortoise Stops By FOX 4  -  Nov 6, 2007
MyFox Kansas City,Zoo Director Randy Wisthoff is here with a Red-Footed Tortoise. If you would like to see the Tortoise or any of the zoo's other animals, the Kansas City zoo

Yellow Footed Tortoise  -  Nov 12, 2007
NTV,The Yellow Foot Tortoise is very closely related to the Red-Footed Tortoise, which lives in the same dense undergrowth. The Yellow Foot Tortoise is diurnal,

The tortoise beats the hare  -  Nov 16, 2007
Malay Mail,A student of the Faculty of Psychology at the University of York, Chan discovered in her research that the Red-footed tortoise was able to utilise spatial

At Home: Amazon flows north  -  Nov 1, 2007
Naples Daily News,A red-footed tortoise, with a name that comes from the color of the scales visible on its limbs, was the least intimidating of them.

Poison dart frogs are popular and kids are learning about nature  -  Nov 17, 2007
The News-Press,Ian read about the pink-toe tarantula that released barbed hairs that can irritate skin and the red-footed tortoise that lays 5-15 eggs under the soil.

Animals join TV star on zoo stage  -  Jul 28, 2007
Miami Herald,So Sam the boa constrictor takes the day off, replaced by Jorge the guinea pig or Rudy the red-footed tortoise. ''We have other animals we switch out,''



Fair teaches to care, love earth  Sep 28, 2006
And there were live animals like Gladys, a ferret, and Fred, a red-footed tortoise brought by the Zoological Society of Florida. ... - Miami Herald, [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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