| 单词 | tortoise |
| 例句 | Achilles seemed doomed to chase the tortoise forever, never catching up. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Once in his apartment, he pulled off his shoes and staggered on to the balcony to feed his tortoises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, well, well. But I hope you didn't forget my tortoise.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He rested the box with the sick tortoise on the counter next to the register. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The female sperm, like tortoises, won the race. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Celia wonders how she will speak to this granddaughter, show her how to catch crickets and avoid the beak of the tortoise. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They were flanked by three incense burners whose basins were surmounted by animals nearly alive in their detail—roaring lion, fierce dragon, wise tortoise. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "The tortoise must never escape," they heard him mutter to himself as they panted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When he came to a huge tortoise in the sand, he sprang over it and cleared the creature, almost without noticing it was a living thing. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Most of the people in my village finally decided that the man had chosen wisely, but everyone kept talking about what the tortoise had said. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z You could find the sun-parched skulls of coyotes and empty tortoise shells and the rattles and shed skins of rattlesnakes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the pillow over his head, but it kept ringing and ringing until he finally crept out of his warm bed and stumbled over the tortoise box into his office. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I would like to know why the tortoise features so much in our people s stories,” Obiora said in English. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Among the Dinka, the tortoise is believed to be very smart. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The time crawled by like a tortoise with arthritis, but finally the kitchen clock said 5:17. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose an entire wall of great accomplishments would be a fine cage for another poor tortoise!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Malcolm is not only a genius; he has the industrious, plodding patience of a tortoise crossing a desert plane. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Well, that gives us two possibilities, Victor thought before reheating yesterday's risotto; Then he took the sniveling tortoise to the vet again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z People believed the words of the tortoise, the crow, and the prophet. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I eat like a tortoise, if you’ve ever seen a tortoise eating. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Everybody knows that, in the real world, Achilles would quickly run past the tortoise, but Zeno's argument seemed to prove that Achilles could never catch up. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Baba Joseph had several pets: a duiker antelope, a bush baby, a large tortoise, and an enormous warthog that waddled after him, begging for treats. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, feeling very anxious, they made their way to their prisoner's apartment to feed his deserted tortoise. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A gigantic tortoise with a jewel-encrusted shell was glittering near the window. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Did each island have a unique tortoise type? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The defenders clustered on the wall above the gates, yelling insults at the tortoise formation as it staggered back and forth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He placed the box with the tortoise in it next to the door and pulled a bunch of lock picks from his pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I didn't know that tortoises were part of a detective's equipment,” he said as he placed the carton on the floor next to Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The Galapagos Islands, to give one famous example, remained uninhabited by humans until the nineteenth century, thus preserving their unique menagerie, including their giant tortoises, which, like the ancient diprotodons, show no fear of humans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman lay there, flapping on her back like a giant overturned tortoise. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Maybe my tortoise will somehow survive the comet’s hit deep within his burrow, and live out his life without me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Among us scratches and lumbers Vishnoo, the shipboard tortoise kept so that he might dispose of the roaches that hang on the beams and scuttle into the straw of our mattresses. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He felt ridiculous in this magnificent room, with his tortoise box under his arm and shoes that showed quite clearly that he did a lot of walking for a living. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Pomp and I were pleased to discover that Vishnoo was yet uneaten, and we spent the hours of our voyage reclined, with the tortoise corralled between us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They said a tortoise spoke to a man on a path outside the town of Bor. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s good enough for me and my tortoises.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In still farther meadows the watermelons lay, unfingerprinted, striped like tortoise cats lying in the sun. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Give me a tiny distance, no matter how small, and I will tell you when both Achilles and the tortoise are less than that tiny distance away from the limit. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Oh no, I’ll find them myself, he thought as he sat on the carpet, tickling his tortoises' crinkly heads. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Imagine, too, that the tortoise starts off a foot ahead of Achilles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Like a wary old tortoise, Mr. Justice Wargrave sat hunched up, his body motionless, his eyes keen and alert. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Men sat skewed against their wives; children passed Vishnoo the tortoise between them, hands reaching, as he ducked and scrabbled to resist the hardships of their affection. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After a number of strides, Achilles would be taking tiny steps that can’t get any smaller; eventually he would have to hurdle an atom that the tortoise doesn’t. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was eleven o'clock when Victor finally said goodbye, swaying gently, driven home by his guilty conscience to his hungry tortoises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t live here, you know. Sometime, maybe, they’ll let you visit my house—you’d love it. I have a dog and a tortoise and a parakeet. The parakeet talks, but it doesn’t mean anything.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The tortoise, people said, would always be thinking of slow things, and of how long it would take for him to go from one place to another. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Prosper carefully lifted the tortoise off the sand that Victor had poured into the bottom of the box; “She looks a bit parched.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked at the tortoise with shining eyes, and he let it wrap around him in a loving embrace. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t have to if you hadn’t asked the Paper about...about...the tortoise!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He blinked at us placidly, his eyes balled and heavy-lidded like a tortoise’s. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It is not for the tortoise,” said I, “but the remembrance of our friends.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Tell us the story of why the tortoise has a cracked shell!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Achilles speeds ahead, and in a mere second he has caught up to where the tortoise was. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Anyway, after seeing Galapagos tortoises, reticulated pythons, and puff adders, the Pigman dragged us over to the Primate Building, more popularly known as the monkey house. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Or your tortoise has just had its last meal.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t have to do anything with the tortoise if you hadn’t pretended we were the people the Sea King had called!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He’d screamed, whacked his father with his Smelting stick, been sick on purpose, kicked his mother, and thrown his tortoise through the greenhouse roof, and he still didn’t have his room back. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z However, the tortoise theory fails to be a good scientific theory because it predicts that people should be able to fall off the edge of the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Days later, I could not find the tortoise, and apprehended that hunger had wrestled custom and comity and triumphed over them both. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “That’s why he’s building the wall! It’s to keep the tortoise in, if he should ever break free. He’s probably reinforcing it with...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When Dad was tucking me in that night, the night before the worst day, I asked if the world was a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As they watched, he carefully closed the boarded-up door and went home with his tortoises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Go to the Sea King, the tortoise ordered, and tell him I need help. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Fenoglio looked as pleased as a tortoise who has found a fresh lettuce leaf somewhere entirely unexpected. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “So, the Iron Rod, the tortoise, Amah,” Pinmei said slowly, wiping her face with her hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The tortoise said the Lord meant to punish the people of Southern Sudan for being unfaithful, and it gave the man three choices. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor Binns paused again, pursing his lips, looking like a wrinkled old tortoise. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It was with despair that I related this circumstance to Olakunde, stern Olakunde, who bid me not to weep for the tortoise. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Someday these answers may seem as obvious to us as the earth orbiting the sun—or perhaps as ridiculous as a tower of tortoises. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "The tortoise and the dragon are now my servants," the king's father said to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He still managed to hold on to the box with the tortoise. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The man told everyone what the tortoise had said. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Better yet, look at the time it takes Achilles to overtake the tortoise: 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ... Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Eventually, a number of people came in and found me doing a frantic imitation of an upside-down tortoise. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Once his tortoises were fed, he stuffed himself with mounds of spaghetti and fried sausages. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Never fear. We’ll catch him, as the tortoise said to the snail.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Is it me or does he look like a tortoise?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They had been walking in silence, for Pinmei was sulking—while she agreed about the tortoise, she was still angry at Yishan. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Calista shouted all of a sudden while I was watching some tortoises. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I could keep watch like Mosca does!” he said, before suddenly bumping into the tortoise box. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Also correct is that I head to college in one more year. You know the tortoise and the hare? I’m the tortoise, and the racetracks my bank account. I’ve been saving for years.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Underneath the paperweight lion was a picture of the two tortoises and next to the typewriter was a pile of densely written paper and an apple with one bite taken out of it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It had the general appearance of a large tortoise without a shell, its body an amoeboid puddle beneath a long neck. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The third years emerged from Transfiguration at lunchtime on Monday, limp and ashen-faced, comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they had been set, which had included turning a teapot into a tortoise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His jagged toenails were green and yellow, like a tortoise’s shell. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Victor interrupted him, but then he remembered just in time that Hornet, Prosper, and Riccio had been in his office to feed his tortoise. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z After 31 steps, Achilles is 931 trillionths of a foot away from the target—69 trillionths closer than you needed—while the tortoise, again, is half that distance away. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Victor flung the lettuce at his tortoises and stood up. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It stretched toward the tortoise as if longing to embrace it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The wind and the sky had finally quieted, and it was not the tense, anticipating stillness of winter, the pause of the tortoise taking a breath before a thunderous howl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The tortoises nibbled at the lettuce leaf Victor was holding out to them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He had already reached the foyer with his two tortoise boxes when he decided he couldn’t leave without a few farewell words. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Once Victor had managed to fish the pedigreed cat out of a barrel full of stinking sardines and stowed her in a scratch-safe box, he had discovered the two tortoises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "Parents like that are still better than no parents at all, right? What do you think? Don't tortoises have parents?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A patch of grass caught fire, lit up, and Ugwu saw a ferret by the cluster of trees ahead, hunched like a giant tortoise. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Three years ago a tortoise of ours got killed like that and on just about this very spot. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A squirming tortoise was tied to its forehead. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Imagine that Achilles runs at a foot a second, while the tortoise runs at half that speed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Hermione irritated the rest by fussing about how her tortoise had looked more like a turtle, which was the least of everyone else’s worries. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In general, I thought of lawmakers almost like armored tortoises, leather-skinned, slow moving, thick with self-interest. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It proves nothing,” Victor grumbled as he squatted down next to the tortoises’ box. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The tortoise fixed his gaze upon it, cherishing the only relief in that brilliant landscape. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In our example on page 41, at every step the tortoise and Achilles get closer and closer to the two-foot mark. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The tortoise snapped, and the snake arched back, chastised. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The good-natured tortoise shuffled into the pit, taking for granted that his immense strength could carry it out. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Just as an infinite tower of tortoises supporting the flat earth is such a picture, so is the theory of superstrings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The tortoise, with his incredible strength, would hold back the water while the dragon dredged the land. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Tell us the story of why the tortoise has a cracked shell!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Zeus made him give them back, and he won Apollo’s forgiveness by presenting him with the lyre which he had just invented, making it out of a tortoise’s shell. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncas, standing ready to die before the Delaware, when an enemy warrior tears off his hunting shirt revealing the bright blue tortoise tattooed on Uncas’s breast. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It's the tortoise and the hare, though, K. I learn faster than other people, but they keep learning. I've slowed down, and now they're coming. I know I'm seventeen. But I'm past my prime.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z One of the tortoises was really sneezing quite worryingly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z While Victor cooled the lumps on his head with ice and warmed his sick tortoise with an infrared light, he thought about nothing else except how to find that gang again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She lifted the tortoise from its pen and let it lumber across the animal house for exercise. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over a cardboard box on the floor of the balcony, out of which the heads of two tortoises were peeking. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In his most famous puzzle, “The Achilles,” Zeno proves that swift Achilles can never catch up with a lumbering tortoise that has a head start. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Are you familiar with Zeno’s tortoise paradox?” he asked me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I stare down, and my tortoise nudges my hand with his nose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The tortoise yelled at him, saying, “You must answer me! You must choose!” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like Achilles and the tortoise—an infinite series of steps, each getting smaller and smaller. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Was the same pattern true of other animals—of the tortoises, say? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The tortoise told the man, “I am sent by the Lord. I bring you news of doom. Your country, Southern Sudan, will be destroyed.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But the tortoise lumbers ahead in that time by an eighth of a foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Both theories lack observational evidence: no one has ever seen a giant tortoise with the earth on its back, but then, no one has seen a superstring either. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was ovalshaped and surrounded by a tortoise frame, no bigger than the palm of my hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When she heard huge, her mind tried to adjust—okay, perhaps it was like the Galapagos tortoise she’d seen in the zoo once, with a shell big enough to ride on. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Achilles runs smoothly past the tortoise because the infinite points are simply a figment of Zeno's imagination, rather than a real-world construct. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He could have told her he was going to ask about the tortoise first! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But again, the tortoise has moved ahead, this time by a quarter foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But by the time he reaches that point, the tortoise, which is also running, has moved ahead by half a foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The crew survived on a steady diet of tortoise meat, with every island yielding a seemingly unique variety of tortoise. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Most people would find the picture of our universe as an infinite tower of tortoises rather ridiculous, but why do we think we know better? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, to have a bright blue tortoise—something that proclaimed my uniqueness to the world. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Turtle had dashed in shouting: "The braided tortoise strikes again!" and kicked a surprised Theo in the shin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a perfect replica of the beautiful dancers, dressed in a long, glittery gown with a pretty tortoise shell comb in her hair, from which cascaded a tiny, lacy mantilla. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He shuddered at the description of the tailor Petrovich’s big toe, “with its deformed nail as thick and hard as the shell of a tortoise.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Achilles runs and runs, but the tortoise scoots ahead each time; no matter how close Achilles gets to the tortoise, by the time he reaches the point where the tortoise was, the tortoise has moved. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z A tortoise was shelled with a green and orange gourd. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The placard was too heavy to lift, so the men had to dig a hole and lower it onto the tortoise's back. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This is the case with Achilles and the tortoise. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They came and went, stray dogs and cats, their puppies and kittens, nonpoisonous snakes, and lizards and tortoises we caught in the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So the scientist asked her what the tortoise was standing on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Once again, let us consider the story of Achilles and the tortoise, which is an infinite sum of steps that get closer and closer to zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z A tortoise slowly made its way through them as if attracted to their scent. T Magazine: Beyond the Sea 2014-03-21T16:23:22Z MV Origin’s route will allow guests to view marine iguanas, Darwin finches and giant land tortoises. Expanding Cruise Options Through the Galápagos Islands 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Just see how persistence paid off for Aesop’s slow but steady tortoise. These Books Deliver Fables to Live By Today 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Like a tortoise, he centers himself and moves on to his next task. An Arcade Offers Face-to-Face Fighting in the Age of Online Gaming 2010-08-04T20:00:00Z Every wonder our sailors encounter — an octopus, a giant tortoise — brings a sense of believable peace. ‘Norwegian by Night,’ by Derek B. Miller, and More 2013-05-29T20:35:37Z There was something of the tortoise about Schwitters; like the hoarders you see in Channel 4 documentaries, he was forever building himself a new shell. Kurt Schwitters: the modernist master in exile 2013-01-06T00:06:24Z Howard is mourning the departure of his elderly pet tortoise, who sneaked out and never returned. ‘Lucky’ Is a Sublime Farewell to Harry Dean Stanton 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Ms. Olsson recently revealed a prototype with a hipster tortoise frame. Women at Google Looking Past the Glass Ceiling 2013-08-23T21:13:42Z In his view, the tortoise is as sacred as, say, the Taj Mahal, a position I support. In ‘The Whispering Land,’ a British naturalist collects travel tales — and animals with tails — in Argentina 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Hunched, jowly and unsmiling, he resembles a tortoise overburdened by its shell. Todd Haynes: 'People who say Trump is bound to win are letting it happen' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z When we left Brooklyn, we had almost nothing — a car packed with suitcases, boxes and a plastic container with our adopted tortoise. Banchan, vegan fried chicken and caviar: A size-inclusive travel writer's guide to eating NYC 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z By 4pm, even the tortoise has sought refuge indoors, attacking the stub of a lettuce in the shadow of the kitchen table. Tim Dowling: I’m American, I can handle a heatwave. Right? 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Deyrolle appears to be a modest gardening store at street level, but ascend to the second floor to find an exotic emporium filled with rhino heads, panther skeletons, tortoise shells and all manner of taxidermy. What to Do in Left Bank, Paris 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z As in Cinderella and Jane Eyre, in these stories the hare, not the tortoise, wins. Valentine's Day: let's hear it for Hollywood's odd couples 2013-02-14T08:01:01Z Stephen Blake, the team’s leader, plugs a small infrared camera into the jack of his iPhone, transforming it into a thermal imaging device that takes tortoise temperatures. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The museum responded to the criticism by saying that the tortoises were being properly cared for and that the iPads added negligible weight to the animals' shells. Tortoises in controversial iPad exhibition are relocated 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z A small herd of Galapagos tortoises and pigs swam from the ship out after the lifeboats and were loaded aboard too. My ancestors, the cannibals: Whaling, human sacrifice and the true story of “Moby-Dick” 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z I kept a few turtles and tortoises and maybe a snake in my apartment in New York City, off and on. Animals, Sex and Guns? Eric Goode Knew ‘Tiger King’ Had Potential 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z There were no humans in the Galápagos until the late 1500s, when sailors, whalers and buccaneers arrived and began loading live tortoises onto their ships as a source of fresh meat during long journeys. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z At a party thrown in the disused Tempelhof airport in Berlin he serves a series of dishes featuring endangered species, including panda paw, koala leg and Galápagos Island tortoise. Suzette Field's top 10 literary party hosts 2012-12-12T16:27:54Z Scientists know just one way for humans to live 170 years like a giant tortoise: become a giant tortoise. Want to add healthy years to your life? Here’s what new longevity research says. 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Thus, you need to create a tortoise enclosure–an oasis amongst the craziness of modern life–to be a safe haven where your creativity can emerge. 8 tips to help you generate great ideas 2013-12-03T16:26:00Z Janet the police officer is 17 stone, she likes her job but would have trouble catching and arresting a tortoise. Grace Dent's TV OD: The Biggest Loser 2011-01-08T00:06:05Z Both author and character like to race their tortoises against a neighbor’s pet rabbit. Middle school texting story inspired by century-old letter writer 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The show, which includes nearly 70 works executed by both artists before, during and after their Detroit sojourn, is a kind of contest between a hefty hare and a tiny tortoise. Review: ‘Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit’ 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Guy Fieri has a pet sulcata tortoise named Pops that likes to hump an “old, crusty hard hat” sitting in the middle of its pen. Guy Fieri slams Anthony Bourdain: “You have nothing else to f*cking worry about than if I have bleached hair or not? I mean, f*ck” 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The former is sweet-tempered and polite; the latter strapped a character’s severed head to a tortoise, which was then rigged with explosives and blown up as D.E.A. agents swarmed around it. Magazine Preview: The Dark Art of ?Breaking Bad? 2011-07-06T12:20:00Z I own a cuddly tortoise sewn by my mother, which she gave me when I was 7. J.K. Rowling on the Magic of ‘Things’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z I can never eat foie gras again without thinking about how Guy Fieri feeds dog feces to his tortoise and calls it foie gras. Guy Fieri slams Anthony Bourdain: “You have nothing else to f*cking worry about than if I have bleached hair or not? I mean, f*ck” 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z An actress sits next to a small, plexiglass-encased platform, where two tortoises disport themselves beneath a heat lamp. Review: ‘Maps for a War Tourist,’ Rewritten by a Real Tragedy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Featured species there will include a tortoise, an ocelot, a caiman, an anteater known as a tamandua, and, of course, a prehensile-tailed porcupine. Quills and thrills as prodigious porcupine puppet unveiled 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “The gold fixtures! The tortoise shell ceiling! It’s unbelievable this much quality exists outside my imagination. And over there, that’s my wife! Look at that quality!” Trump and ‘Doonesbury’: The Comic Gift That Keeps On Giving 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z There, in an alcove that smelled like a salt pond, Aldabra tortoises roamed free. Seychelles: Enjoy a royals’ paradise without the princely sum 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z An opposite conclusion was reached regarding a miniature painting on ivory set on a tortoise shell snuffbox. Are Those Pictures Really Mozart? 2013-02-06T16:16:58Z And for a performance piece designed by the Argentine artist Eduardo Navarro, a dancer will wear a lightweight sculptural version of a giant tortoise shell, which is on view in a gallery. Review: New Museum Triennial Casts a Wary Eye on the Future 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Marchex, a mobile advertising analytics company, used “technology that automatically monitors speech, silence, ringtones and hold times” to determine the tortoises and the hares as far as speech goes, state by state. You think the fastest talkers in America live in New York? Guess again 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z There is plenty of wildlife: mountain lions, bighorn sheep, bobcats, tortoises and even vast herds of antelope until 1890, the year Yosemite became a national park. The Antelope Valley is home to mini-malls, tract houses and youth who want out in 'Desert Boys' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z And unlike the race between the tortoise and the hare, they can both triumph — as can, one hopes, Richard Branson and others. In This Space Race, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk Are Competing to Take You There 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Magary opens his profile with an anecdote of Fieri introducing him to his pet tortoise, whose favorite delicacy is dog feces. The Fieri-ssance is here: Sorry, Anthony Bourdain — it’s no longer cool to hate on Guy Fieri 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z For example, a 126-pound tortoise reportedly got loose for a brief period of time in a town in England. Police rescue 126 pound pet turtle that mysteriously escaped from garden 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Swimming with barrel-rolling sea lions, seeing a blue-footed booby chick peeking out from beneath its mother, kayaking with flamingoes and experiencing the meditative pace of a giant tortoise — all exceeded the goal. How to Tread Lightly in Fragile Places 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z A tortoise struggles against the currents of a flushed toilet. Of tortoises and haunted mirrors: Tabaimo at SAAM 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z We were looking for the eggs and nests of the rapidly disappearing giant leatherback tortoises along the coastline near Termales — about a 45-minute brisk walk from the hotel at low tide. | The Razor’s Edge 2014-05-07T16:15:52Z Inspired by the sea, tortoise shells and conch shells accessorize the living area, while starfish adorn the mantel. Timeless Coastal Charm 2010-03-31T15:04:00Z It’s a long, green drive through the park to Postberg, on a road where ostrich families have the right of way and a pair of tortoises locked in combat may instigate a traffic jam. Pursuits: Chasing Elusive Flowers in South Africa 2014-04-23T16:27:31Z You glasses are like a camo version of a tortoise shell. What 8 Fashion Publicists Wore to the Office 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Wallace-Griner said they now have “20 dogs, 14 cats, eight horses, 32 goats, four rabbits, three tortoises, one parrot, four turkeys, lots of chickens, 18 pigs and four cows.” This Texas farm connects special-needs kids with injured animals: ‘They’re just like me’ 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Some 40 years after the first tortoises born in captivity were reintroduced to the island by the Galapagos National Park Service, the Española giant tortoises are reproducing and helping restore native cacti by spreading seeds. Galapagos island tortoise numbers rebound Everything that we were trying to do was to make it feel like there actually is a lizard talking to a tortoise. Q&A with Rango Director Gore Verbinski 2011-03-04T16:50:00Z These tortoises, stage naturals, amble and idle and chomp their lettuce, a sluggish, tender contrast to political turmoil and artistic crisis. Review: ‘Maps for a War Tourist,’ Rewritten by a Real Tragedy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z “I liked the idea that he was a sort of tortoise, with a shell over him that protects him from the world.” ‘The Crown’ Has Had Its Scandals, but There’s Nothing Like Diana 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z In a shot of a tortoise’s scaly face, it appears to wear a knowing smirk. Movie Review: ‘Galapagos Affair,’ Historical Documentary of Island Expats 2014-04-03T23:28:00Z If your drain moves slower than a tortoise, unclog it by pouring down ½ cup baking soda, then ½ cup vinegar. 10 Smart Tricks to Make Cleaning Easier 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Slowly, I ascended eight flights of stairs, my camping gear shifting on my back like an unhinged tortoise shell. Ferry-camping in Alaska’s Inside Passage Lachlan Carter, visiting from Australia, was soliciting his personal focus group for the Jasper in Whiskey tortoise and the Everett in Gimlet tortoise. Warby Parker?s Pop-Up Store Offers Eyeglass Frames 2012-01-04T19:02:47Z Which plants are the tortoises, and which plants are the hares? Trees and flowers sprout leaves at different times in the spring. Why is that? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Baltimore’s struggling cultural organizations got a supportive boost last week from an odd trio of arts supporters: a tortoise, a penguin and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. Presenting . . . a play featuring a sock puppet armed with blue vocabulary 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z By Sunday, a local family claimed the tortoise, whose name is Clark. Police catch giant tortoise after short chase In Norway, Schwitters began work on a second Merzbau: this one would be portable, which rather backs up my tortoise analogy. Kurt Schwitters: the modernist master in exile 2013-01-06T00:06:24Z And the idea of a knight as a sort of tortoise is not true. “Game of Thrones” in combat: How realistic are the show’s epic fight scenes? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Or if the tortoise shells used for adornment were responsibly obtained? Foraging: Store Review: GaleriAmaz?nica, a handicrafts shop in Manaus, Brazil 2010-04-10T02:55:00Z Fighting occurs among certain turtles alive today, especially male tortoises, according to paleontologist Edwin Cadena of Del Rosario University in Colombia, who led the research published in the journal Science Advances. Fossils of car-size ancient turtles found in South America 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z There’s a study of a tortoise that treats the animal as an example of industrial design and a cityscape of Uruguay painted on multiple overlapping panels. Review | In the galleries: Extraordinary images from ordinary settings in ‘Places We Find’ 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Silver hair framed his tortoise shell glasses, and the sleeves of his black shirt were pulled over his hands. With Cancer in the Past, Ryuichi Sakamoto Returns to His Calling 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Yet he is less enthusiastic about his other co-stars - the large creep of tortoises who help Mr Hoppy in his romantic quest. Never a Dahl moment: Esio Trot on TV 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z As Elon Musk pushed forward with very public fits and starts, Bezos advised his team, “Be the tortoise and not the hare.” In This Space Race, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk Are Competing to Take You There 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The Messners joined scientists in the Galápagos for a week in 2019, shadowing studies of the remaining giant tortoises and the modern-day threats they face. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In this race, the tortoise wins hand down. Emmys 2014: Crime, comedy and overdue attention 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z I’d give up many of my possessions to keep that tortoise, the few exceptions being things that have their own allusive power, like my wedding ring. J.K. Rowling on the Magic of ‘Things’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The Bird Kingdom includes elements of the museum it once homed, which you can peruse on the first level of the attraction where you'll also find tortoises, snakes, bearded dragons and even a tarantula. Eat your way through Niagara Falls 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z There, we headed up a winding road, through forests of giant daisy trees, until we reached a reserve for the giant tortoises, which are drawn by the moisture and food. Journeys: A Limited Human Footprint for a Natural Wonder 2010-10-22T19:48:00Z The tower is the Tower of London, the zoo is the royal menagerie and the tortoise is the 180-year-old Mrs Cooke. Pass notes No 2,841: Julia Stuart 2010-09-06T19:00:00Z Dagenfield, in the smaller of his two roles, proves an audience favorite as he shuffles at tortoise speed, Tim Conway style, when sent on the ludicrous task of circling the seven hills of Rome. Stephen Sondheim, experimenter. Listen to 'Pacific Overtures' and 'Forum' 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z After feeding the donkey and tortoise, it was time for her lunch. Cornelia Guest Leaves the Debutante Life Behind 2012-08-17T20:45:23Z I’d thought my goal lay through the gates of its medina, but like Achilles and the tortoise I’d spent more than a week merely marching closer. Lost in Tangier 2010-09-11T09:00:00Z In “Slow and Steady,” William Finnegan chronicles the fight to save the plowshare, one of the rarest tortoises in the world. Sunday Reading: Strange and Extraordinary Creatures 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z And in Las Vegas, four outsize denizens called “Desert Wildlife” — a rattlesnake, tortoise, horned lizard and jack rabbit, crafted by David L. Phelps — invite travelers to climb on them. Airport art doesn’t have to be boring: Here are some of the country’s most striking examples 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Don’t want a tortoise or an armadillo: They’re not the sort one would use for a pillow. Style Invitational Week 1238: D-E-F Comedy Jam 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z A pet tortoise expires after being painted gold and studded with jewels, and its carapace becomes “its metallic and gemmate tomb.” Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Gibbs and his colleagues assessed the tortoise population using 40 years of data from tortoises marked and recaptured repeatedly on the Ecuadorean island. Galapagos island tortoise numbers rebound And some carried the picture of a tortoise. Lo-Fi lovers on other side of digital divide 2011-07-12T21:38:00Z There are human footprints, a tortoise, more bull’s-eyes, more goats, squiggly lines and a rainbow. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z His expressionist paintings, with surrealist leanings, feature everything from tribesmen to a tortoise. This week's new exhibitions 2011-03-19T00:06:46Z "It missed my tortoise, but I'm glad it didn't hit a car that somebody was driving." Arizona family learns why airplane part mysteriously landed in backyard 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z How many of these artworks have been shelters for tortoises and rattlesnakes? Palm Springs beyond the poolside: lonesome hikes, alien-inspired architecture and a poignant art museum 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z "I am the tortoise of the 'Tortoise and the Hare' story," she says. Sara Bareilles learning to enjoy mainstream success 2010-08-28T10:48:00Z Yet, despite its name and foreboding reputation, what I found was a place teeming with pockets of life, from tough tortoises to equally hardy tourists. Journeys: Death Valley: Three Million Acres of Weird 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z Hirst has contributed a truly Hirstian piece, called Happy Families, in which Potter has assembled natural "enemies" including cats, a dog, birds, squirrels, rats, mice and a tortoise, in a distinctly uneasy truce. Genius or grotesquery? The arrestingly strange world of Walter Potter 2010-10-08T17:37:00Z It’s a lot like Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare, he said. Trees and flowers sprout leaves at different times in the spring. Why is that? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z I find more comfort in that tortoise than I do in photographs of her, which are now so faded and dated, and emphasize how long she’s been gone. J.K. Rowling on the Magic of ‘Things’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The aquarium features a world-class collection, including sharks and aging octopuses and tortoises. 36 Hours in Monaco 2013-08-15T21:55:10Z We get to see Fandorin apply his method to a “tortoise,” or introvert. More than 125 years after his last crime, Jack the Ripper remains a mystery 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z "Don't say skin cancer," snapped back Sean, quick as a stoned tortoise. Episodes: why sticking with a comedy clunker can pay off 2012-06-07T09:57:22Z The land stay offers opportunities to hike up the volcanic cone of Puntudo, mountain bike around a crater, see giant tortoises in the wild and visit the Darwin Research Station. Tour and Resort News: Discounts on Historic Hotels; Tulip Trip 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z We hear of Samuel, the tortoise who is still too young to migrate. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Alex keeps moving away from him — apparently tortoises don’t like needles any more than kids do — so it takes about 20 minutes to draw enough blood for the test. Meet the National Zoo’s new chief vet, who cares for Bao Bao and other animals 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Oh, and the characters are all animals -- a chameleon, yes, but also mice, tortoises, prairie dogs, Gila monsters and pillbugs. "Rango" and the rise of kidult-oriented animation 2011-03-03T02:02:00Z The idea is that your creativity acts like a tortoise–poking its head out nervously to see if the environment is safe before it fully emerges. 8 tips to help you generate great ideas 2013-12-03T16:26:00Z The plot centers on Beefeater Balthazar Jones, his Greek wife, Hebe, and their 181-year-old pet tortoise. 'The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise': a Monty Python-esque tale of life in the Tower of London 2010-09-01T22:47:00Z The goats were overgrazing the islands, threatening the survival of endangered Galapagos tortoises and other species. Searching for answers: How to understand the morality of hunting 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Even though I’m notoriously prone to losing things, I’ve managed to keep hold of that tortoise through sundry house moves and even changes of country. J.K. Rowling on the Magic of ‘Things’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z I get dressed, make coffee and take it into the garden, where the tortoise is already doing spirited laps around the edge of the lawn. Tim Dowling: I’m American, I can handle a heatwave. Right? 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z In her version, the persistent and confident tortoise who quietly outpaces the hare is a female. Natalie Portman releases children’s book of inclusive fables 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z As few such spaces exist worldwide, he said, “one solution is to become something of a tortoise and bring our house with us.” Enter a Royal Ensemble, Preceded by Its Stage 2011-07-02T01:30:36Z The hospice patients are obsessed with the extinction of tortoises and other species. For ‘The Late Americans,’ Grad School Life Equals Envy, Sex and Ennui 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s a tortoise, not a hare, endurance over flash. There’s nothing to do when you’re locked in a vacancy: “The Breakfast Club” and the luxurious intimacy of uninterrupted time 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z He gave an excellent talk years ago about how our brains develop ideas and solve creative problems, wherein he discussed the idea of our brains being like tortoises. 8 tips to help you generate great ideas 2013-12-03T16:26:00Z Grenades became potatoes, observation planes became owls, tanks became tortoises and so on. Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub 2013-04-27T15:28:08Z The walls of a cozy bar, a prelude to the restaurant, are sheathed in bright, glossy tortoise shell pattern. The Carlyle Hotel’s Refurbished Restaurant, Dowling’s, Opens 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The Roots, whose clients included the British nature program “Survival,” hid a camera inside a tortoise shell to photograph stampeding wildebeests. Alan Root, Oft-Bitten Wildlife Filmmaker, Dies at 80 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z We are like the tortoise and the hare. “I’m not ready for the dirt nap yet”: How Toto outlasted the haters, took back their career and won over a new generation 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In this effort he relies heavily on examples from the animal kingdom, such as the Galápagos tortoise, which dwells for the many decades of its life in an enviable state known as “negligible senescence.” Looking Forward to Your 170th Birthday 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z We saw Jonathan, a giant tortoise who is over 180 years old. One final chance to sail to St. Helena, a remote island in the Atlantic 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z She has a lively pet tortoise named Lightning — and so does Gracie. Middle school texting story inspired by century-old letter writer 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Sure, they’d squabble at first – you try keeping all those egos in check – but eventually they’d all overcome their difficulties for the greater good, let’s say by defeating the swimming tortoise from Finding Dory. Don Cruella or Hook and his crooks: which Disney villain would serve the longest sentence? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Scotty catches and sells tortoises and eagles for quick money he also sells guns and drugs, and he was also the one who killed Angel's Mum. Desert Angel by Charlie Price- review 2013-05-15T14:00:00Z That it looked like a tortoise didn't help. Serpentine's star pavilions 2010-05-22T23:04:00Z I have a poem in the voice of a Galapagos tortoise by the name of Lonesome George. Poet Martín Espada: "The imagination is absolutely critical to political activism" 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Belgian-based cake maker and pastry chef Michael Lewis-Anderson made a chocolate scene based on the fable of the tortoise and the hare to remind people to stay at home. Stay home, eat chocolate: Belgian chefs celebrate Easter despite coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Giant turtle soup is now off the menu, but fewer than 26,000 tortoises are left, and several species are extinct, including that of Lonesome George, who died in 2012. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z And now, with the rise of office animal parties, you can stroke a bunny, cradle a puppy or massage a tortoise’s neck on company time. Petting zoos at the office are the latest perk for stressed-out employees 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z This rich ecosystem of a book is about a lot more than tortoises. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Later, we saw sea lions, giant tortoises and so much untouched natural beauty. A family trip to the Galapagos Islands heightens one traveler’s conservation awareness 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Another compelling trait of the peony is that it is the giant tortoise of the garden; once established, it just keeps plodding along. Peony passion: A garden icon blooms anew in the age of social media 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z A year has gone, as the tortoise goes, Heavy and slow;And the same rose blows, and the same sun glows, And the same brook sings of a year ago. Poem of the week: Telling the Bees by John Greenleaf Whittier 2012-06-11T16:30:08Z There was a biblical experience with ladybirds, meaningful meetings with swallows, kestrels and a peregrine falcon, a badger, a bizarre encounter with a tortoise on a lead. ‘Home is a state of mind. You don’t need walls’ 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Her mother’s silk embroideries — of pine branches, and a crane and tortoise — hang on the wall. In Japanese New Year Dishes, a Family Connects With Its Past 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z I passed up the chance to sample it, and we proceeded along a narrow, sandy trail that snaked through a sandstone-laden landscape whose contorted rock formations resembled a tortoise, a crocodile and other creatures. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z She said the tortoises' new home is a conservation facility located in a warmer climate. Tortoises in controversial iPad exhibition are relocated 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z “I’m the tortoise in the race — but I’m a joyful tortoise.” “Is that a toy turtle in your pocket or are you just really bad at running for president?”: Colbert asks Jeb 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Central to the book is the puzzle of why tortoises bother hauling their 500-pound bodies up volcanoes each year. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z At the visitor center you can go outside and if you're lucky, spot a tortoise or two. A travel writer's guide to eating your way through Las Vegas 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The turtles and tortoises — which included at least one threatened species — were found abandoned in the arrivals area, stuffed inside a passenger’s luggage within plastic bins on March 3. Philippine officials find 757 live tarantulas hidden inside boxes of cookies shipped from Poland 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Not far from the dunes on Bowman's Beach, signs in neighborhoods urge motorists to slow down for tortoises. Captiva & Sanibel Islands, FL 2010-03-11T20:37:00Z At $4.50 per person, it’s a cheap way to see Ecuador’s most iconic animals, both in some danger of extinction: the giant Galapagos tortoise and the Andean condor. Exhilarated in Ecuador, with time on his side To prevent other tortoises … from becoming similarly rare … some people have proposed the importation of dingoes. Is our love of nature writing bourgeois escapism? 2013-07-06T07:01:00Z A large tortoise keeps company with a seven-foot-tall female figure placed at an arched doorway leading inside the house. Home & Design: Yard art, Washington-style, including a Calder and a fiberglass cow And perhaps the most Williamsesque of beginnings: “The Lord heard that people in the southwest were adopting tortoises.” Review: Books by Amie Barrodale, Joy Williams, Hubert Mingarelli and Rikki Ducornet 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Explains why it's the natural habitat of the slow moving giant desert tortoise. The Real Burning Man 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z It has “energizing rhythms for the hare and a kind of droning,” she said, for the tortoise. Spare Times for Children for Nov. 21-27 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The Children’s Animal Center, a high pet area with goats, a potbellied pig and tortoises, is closed. Cultural institutions reopen with a more hands-off approach 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z A tower, a zoo and a tortoise, of course. Pass notes No 2,841: Julia Stuart 2010-09-06T19:00:00Z There's a comically endearing take on The Tortoise and the Hare, with a geeky tortoise and a hyperactive, harebrained rival. The Boy Who Cried Wolf – review 2013-07-24T17:26:52Z They often seemed childish because they were peopled with animals, usually tortoises or hares. ‘I Read Morning, Night and in Between’: How One Novelist Came to Love Books 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Other than tortoises or sloths, it's hard to imagine any creature less prone to rapidity. Video game sidekicks: eight of the best 2013-03-22T13:00:00Z Together they made memories while snorkeling among sea lions, learning about bird species and seeing giant tortoises on the island of Santa Cruz. These kids made memories with their grandparents 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A white shift dress had the bumpy texture of a tortoise shell woven into the high-tech fabric, and a pair of harem pants was knit with cobweb cutouts. Lanvin gets world-weary fashion crowd worked up 2010-10-01T21:00:00Z “I’ve got two bunnies and a tortoise. I’m not prepared to talk about my friends.” Helena Bonham Carter: ‘Standing up to Harvey wasn’t easy’ 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z “There are stories of how whaling ships would come and fill their ship holds with the giant tortoises who live on the islands,” he said. Is Land Tourism Threatening the Galápagos? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Children who see an authentic Galapagos tortoise at the American Museum of Natural History and can’t understand why the museum didn’t use a robot tortoise instead. Books of The Times: ?Friends? Without a Personal Touch 2011-02-21T19:16:33Z The mission undertaken by the Flux players — Tom Chiu and Conrad Harris, violinists; Max Mandel, violist; Felix Fan, cellist — was something like tilting at windmills while mounted on tortoises and armed with feather dusters. Music Review: Flux Quartet Plays Morton Feldman at Bargemusic 2010-06-06T21:20:00Z The Galápagos Islands are famed as a bizarre menagerie of blue-footed boobies, giant tortoises and seafaring iguanas. Mysterious Galápagos Reefs Harbor Strawberry Squid and Other Fantastic Creatures 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The radiated tortoise, who was confiscated by the U.S. L.A. Zoo helps launch first-of-its-kind network to combat wildlife trafficking 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The new quasiparticles are fast, but, counterintuitively, they accomplish that speed by pacing themselves -- a bit like the story of the tortoise and the hare, Delor explained. A superatomic semiconductor sets a speed record 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z An example is the gopher tortoise, which digs burrows that are used by more than 350 other species for breeding, feeding, protection from predators and avoiding extreme temperatures. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z One sweltering afternoon in May, Aishwarya Sridhar stood sweating by the side of an isolated road in Bangkok, waiting for a tortoise smuggler to arrive. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The tortoise is a keystone species: more than 300 other animals, including snakes, foxes and skunks, shelter in its burrows. Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The tortoise is just the latest example of a growing effort to find new homes for endangered species as climate change and other threats push them from their historic habitats. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The resulting quasiparticles are "heavy" and, like the tortoise, advance slowly but steadily along. A superatomic semiconductor sets a speed record 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z If the gopher tortoise goes extinct, as foreseen, the dusky gopher frog is one species that will likely follow. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The tortoises are also officially protected everywhere they’re found in nature—India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Urbanization is the main threat to the tortoises, but timberland can be managed in a way that leaves room for them. Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Now found only in the grasslands of north-central Mexico, the tortoise once had a much larger range that included the southwestern United States. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z He was trying to understand how tortoises and birds there had developed differently, depending on where they lived and what they ate. Missing Darwin Notebooks Returned After 20 Years 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Currently, there are three other giant tortoises there keeping him company. World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Indian star tortoises are valued for their beauty, she says, but also because many people believe the animals may bring them good luck and blessings, stemming from the tortoise’s association with the Hindu god Vishnu. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Last fall the FWS announced that the tortoise didn't need to be listed in most of its range. Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z He pointed to the case of the tortoise, noting that suitable habitat is moving north again as conditions in the Southwestern U.S. become drier and warmer. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on the island of Saint Helena, turned 190 years old. Many Upset Over Changes to Roald Dahl Books 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Seychelles giant tortoises are known for living a long time. World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “My team and I have conducted undercover operations in both Indian and Bangkok pet markets to see Indian star tortoises being sold for quite a high price,” she says. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Besides the 10 remaining bison, the park is home to a horse, two donkeys, two mule deer, tortoises, alpacas, a llama, pigs, rabbits, chickens, geese, ducks, swans, an emu and a cockatoo. They called her Trouble, because she was. But the staff at a unique L.A. park will miss this bison 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Absent a willingness by wildlife managers to think more broadly, he said, species like the Bolson tortoise could have a bleak future. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The muralist’s whimsical creatures are hard to miss, from a Sasquatch mural outside Cookie’s Country Chicken in Ballard to a playful tortoise and hare painted on the side of Belltown’s New Horizons youth housing. You've seen his colorful murals around Seattle. Now there's a bus tour 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z A Hood Island giant tortoise named Diego has returned to his home island in the Galapagos after becoming the father of up to 800 tortoises. World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Why are so many people buying these tortoises? Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Another example is the reintroduction of giant tortoises to Española Island in the Galápagos, which has regulated shrubbery and created mosaics of vegetation, mitigating the spread of wildfires. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z It’s a step toward one day releasing the tortoise more broadly in the Southwest as conservationists push the federal government to consider crafting a recovery plan for the species. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The teenager had been begging her parents for more pets to go with the family's dog, three cats, two red-footed tortoises and a mantis. Schoolgirl hatches chicks from supermarket eggs 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Since it takes about 50 years for Seychelles giant tortoises to become adults, animal experts say Jonathan must have been born around 1832. World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z According to Hindu texts, Vishnu once took the form of a tortoise called Kurma, and Kurma played a crucial role in helping the gods and demons obtain the nectar of immortality. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Still, Conrad says the findings are significant because they illustrate how turtles and tortoises, in part due to their long lives and metabolic processes, are able to retain nuclear contamination in their tissues. Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The wild population in Mexico is thought to consist of fewer than 2,500 tortoises, and experts say threats to the animals are mounting as they are hunted for food and collected as pets. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z “Like, who’s talking about some tortoise that ended up in somebody’s yard, down the street?” This artist aims to prove Valley haters wrong with DIY 'performative' tours of the region 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Hollins says the tortoise is generally pretty happy as long as he can sleep and eat. World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Though trade in Indian star tortoises has been used as cover for even more endangered animals, the reptiles themselves are now the primary target for many buyers, Sridhar says. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Conrad hopes the study inspires more research into turtles and tortoises and how they record nuclear history. Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z That work will include getting state and federal permits to release tortoises outside of the enclosures on Turner lands. Biologists look to expand suitable habitat for North America’s largest and rarest tortoise 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The teenage tortoise lives at a neighbor’s house and is sleeping at the moment, but it’s something of an escape artist. This artist aims to prove Valley haters wrong with DIY 'performative' tours of the region 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z One is a kind of tortoise last seen in 1906, the other is a river otter that scientists thought no longer existed in Argentina. World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s possible to captive-breed this species, Shepherd says, and pet owners in the United States and Canada can more readily acquire captive-bred Indian star tortoises than wild ones. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z She's got these amazing tortoise shell glasses on, and this kind of short, curly hair, and she's just smiling at the camera. Meet the Physicist who Spoke Out against the Bomb She Helped Create 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The earliest documented evidence of the Chinese writing system comes from inscriptions on tortoise shells and animal bones that date back to about 3,300 years ago. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The desert landscape is varied - from mountains and canyons, to sand dunes and mesas, to Joshua tree forests and volcanic cinder cones - and features about 10,000 threatened desert tortoises within its boundaries. California’s iconic Joshua trees threatened in massive wildfire 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z She noted that the trees are important shelter and habitat for species like the golden eagle, other raptors and even the threatened desert tortoise. California’s iconic Joshua trees are burning up. They may be impossible to replace 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z As a result, the tortoise’s numbers are dwindling at certain locales in their range. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The territory is a varied desert landscape — mountains and canyons, sand dunes and mesas, Joshua tree forests and volcanic cinder cones — and features about 10,000 threatened desert tortoise within its boundaries. Progress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames may burn iconic Joshua trees 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Small mammals, lizards, amphibians, turtles and tortoises, fresh and saltwater marine life, and alligators were among the 250 animals at the center. Fire kills nearly every animal at Florida wildlife center 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Those energy generators could imperil rare plants and slow-footed tortoises already threatened by rising temperatures. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z About 40 percent of all turtle and tortoise species are threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. Tiny Bundles of Hope: Critically Endangered Turtles Hatch in Myanmar 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “This species remains widely regarded as one of the most seized tortoise species in the world,” D’Cruze says. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The owner of a runaway tortoise is tightening up security after her 60-year-old pet reached the other end of a busy Borders town. Tortoise does a runner - a mile across busy town 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Traded goods included gold, silver, iron tools, cotton cloth, tortoise shells, and, above all, ivory and spices such as frankincense and myrrh. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It was the entrance to a desert tortoise burrow — one of thousands catalogued by her employer, Primergy Solar, during construction of one of the nation’s largest solar farms on public lands outside Las Vegas. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The zoo is home to species including an African grey parrot, a vervet monkey, giant lizards known as Nile monitors, a desert tortoise, a horned viper snake and a Nubian spitting cobra. Fears over scores of zoo animals caught in Sudan crossfire 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “It is important to note that, irrespective of whether it is 1,000 or 100 animals in a consignment, this trade inflicts significant cruelty upon the individual tortoises involved.” Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Many species there, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas and Darwin's finches, are found nowhere else on earth so their conservation is seen as vital. Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The world in which the Clovis people lived held a great variety of large animals like giant sloths, bears, tortoises, lions, wolves, beavers, armadillos, and various types of large bison. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Oakland-based developer also went to great lengths to safeguard desert tortoises — an iconic reptile protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, and the biggest environmental roadblock to building solar in the Mojave. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z A tortoise habitat sits just a few feet away. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The tortoises also experience traumas during capture and transit that include shell fractures and puncture wounds. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Over geologic history, floating rafts of natural debris probably brought many living things to islands — lizards and frogs to Haiti, land snails to Hawaii and even tortoises to the Galapagos. The Pacific garbage patch hosts a new threat | Faye Flam 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Three male tortoises since 2000 have borne the moniker Mojave Max. ‘Mojave Max’ tortoise emerges in Vegas; latest since 2000 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Desert tortoises are sensitive to global warming, residential sprawl and other human encroachment on their habitat. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z She also lost her garden, which used to provide the family with tomatoes, squash, peppers and other produce — food she also gave to her pet tortoises and lizards. When Floods Destroy Homes, Hidden Costs Can Devastate Survivors 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z D’Cruze says beliefs about good fortune associated with the tortoises are widespread and lead to the animals being cherished in family homes. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Another of the show’s video-screen features allows visitors to view close-up analysis of the partial tortoise shell apparently used to try to forecast the outcome of Hao’s pregnancy. Ancient Chinese artifacts superb for their time — or indeed any time 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The tortoise seen with Mojave Max on Monday does not have a name. ‘Mojave Max’ tortoise emerges in Vegas; latest since 2000 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Before Primergy started building, the company scoured the site and removed 167 tortoises, with plans to let them return and live among the solar panels once the heavy lifting is over. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z But he says his path is a reminder that the tortoise won the race — not the hare. Shamier Anderson savors career rise, role in new ‘John Wick’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “She was totally unaware that owning an Indian star tortoise is illegal.” Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z They also found something less tangible: the beginnings of the Chinese writing system, in the form of the inscriptions on the animal scapula and tortoise shells known as oracle bones. Ancient Chinese artifacts superb for their time — or indeed any time 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The desert tortoise is considered a keystone species and an indicator of the health of a fragile desert ecosystem. ‘Mojave Max’ tortoise emerges in Vegas; latest since 2000 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z She studied tortoises for government agencies and later a private contractor. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z A pet tortoise has stuck its neck out by making an unexpected return seven months after going missing, leaving its owner shell-shocked. Shell-shocked Wigan boy reunited with missing tortoise 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Despite beliefs about how the tortoise benefits the home, the animals rarely live a good life in captivity, D’Cruze says. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Pickles, a critically endangered radiated tortoise at the Houston Zoo, became a new father at 90. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z They said protections for the tortoise in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and eastern Alabama were inadequate. Regulators, landowners form habitat protection partnership 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Nearly 20 years ago, she said, she helped relocate desert tortoises to make way for a test track in California. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The first person to whom he spoke turned out to be Harvey's grandmother who instantly identified the tortoise as missing Mary. Shell-shocked Wigan boy reunited with missing tortoise 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision last year not to list the gopher tortoise as endangered or threatened in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and eastern Alabama. Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The zoo announced last week that Mr. Pickles and Mrs. Pickles welcomed three tortoise hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeño. A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z One example of how the partnership can succeed, Tenny said, is the gopher tortoise. Regulators, landowners form habitat protection partnership 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Solar farms, she said, pose a similar threat to tortoises. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The process is like a tortoise in the IRS system — slow-moving. Advice | Filed an amended tax return with the IRS? You have a 20-week wait. 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The center noted there are some state-level protections for the burrowing tortoises but those generally require the animals to be moved from a development site and do not protect their habitat overall. Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z While radiated tortoises can live for up to 150 years, exactly how long they can reproduce is unknown, said Jessica Reyes, a zoo spokeswoman. A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Two environmental groups — the Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education — said Wednesday they would sue the government over the decision not to list the tortoise. Regulators, landowners form habitat protection partnership 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Federal officials classified all three solar proposals there as “low priority,” citing their proximity to Death Valley and potential harm to tortoise habitat. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Environmental groups also have supported the designation, saying it will help preserve critical habitat for the desert tortoise and other species. Biden sets protections for a half-million acres in Texas and Nevada 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The tortoises have lost 97% of the longleaf pine savannas where they lived for millions of years in the South. Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The soil in Houston isn’t conducive to keeping the burrowed eggs that Madagascar native tortoises lay at the right temperature and humidity, so the keepers moved them into the Reptile and Amphibian House. A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The rugged landscape near the Arizona and California state lines is home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises and a large concentration of Joshua trees, some of which are more than 900 years old. Biden to designate national monuments in Nevada, Texas 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Some tortoises will probably die, pacing along fences in the heat. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Nine of the exotic species they found, including endangered slow lorises and critically endangered radiated tortoises, are strictly banned from international trade. How Do So Many Endangered Creatures End Up in Japan’s Animal Cafes? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “Without lifesaving Endangered Species Act protection for our gopher tortoises, urban sprawl will keep driving them ever closer to extinction,” said attorney Elise Bennett, the center’s Florida director. Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s unclear how many radiated tortoises remain in the wild, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, but their numbers are declining and the species could become extinct. A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Xavier wants to be the hare, Iowa State wants to be the tortoise. NCAA tournament bracket picks: J. Brady McCollough’s prediction for every game 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The company isn’t saving tortoises out of the goodness of its profit-seeking heart. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Some of the species were of particular concern, including critically endangered ones such as the pancake tortoise and the Central American river turtle. How Do So Many Endangered Creatures End Up in Japan’s Animal Cafes? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The tortoises are listed as endangered in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and western Alabama but efforts to list them in their eastern range have proved futile. Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z In 2018, nearly 10,000 of the tortoises were found inside a Madagascar home by local authorities who believed that the animals were going to be smuggled out of the country, according to National Geographic. A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Landslides are common, but what makes Portuguese Bend’s extraordinary is how slowly but surely it persists — the Aesop tortoise of natural disasters. A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The drafts listed several objections, including harm to desert tortoises, loss of space for off-road vehicle drivers and disturbance of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, which runs through the project site. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z But the tortoises survived, with some variants developing long necks on mostly barren islands where edible foliage was high up, and others retaining short necks to grasp low-lying vegetation. Humanity can find inspiration in resilient Galapagos tortoises 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Desert tortoise fencing and wildlife exclusionary fencing also will be restored or installed. As trains tear from L.A. to Vegas at 180 mph, bighorn sheep will have safe passage 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The oldest animal at the Houston Zoo, a radiated tortoise born nearly a century ago, is finally a father. A 90-Year-Old Tortoise Named Mr. Pickles Is a New Dad of Three 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z He also sent a link to a 2016 story in China Daily about Kuang-Chi’s launch of a balloon capsule carrying a live tortoise. Opinion | With Chinese balloon, a hidden Cold War contest drifted into the open 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Separately, Primergy reached a legal settlement with conservationists — who challenged the project’s federal approval in court — in which the company agreed to additional steps to protect tortoises and a plant known as the three-corner milkvetch. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Yet it was the giant tortoises that fascinated and soothed me the most. Humanity can find inspiration in resilient Galapagos tortoises 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Giant tortoises introduced to an island near Mauritius to replace an extinct species have helped revive native ebony trees by eating their fruit and distributing their seeds around the landscape. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z They say a growing list of living symbols of longevity, strength, and perseverance — desert tortoises, saguaro cactuses, bristlecone pines, cottonwood forests, giant sequoias, chinook salmon, Joshua trees — may be at an evolutionary crossroads. After pummeling, scientists say California storms were more hype than climate change 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Residents of Brazil’s Amazonas state alone, according to one estimate, consume about 1.7 million turtles and tortoises every year. The turtle moms that ‘talk’ to their eggs before they hatch 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z But desert tortoises don’t care if a place looks cool to humans. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The Ecuadorian government, and private environmental groups such as the Galapagos Conservancy, are attempting to restore the diminished tortoise population. Humanity can find inspiration in resilient Galapagos tortoises 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The robotic tortoise isn’t at the finish line yet: the current prototype still requires a tether to provide power and communication, and its movements are slow and awkward. Mighty Morphin’ Turtle Robot Goes Amphibious by Shifting Leg Shape 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z “We’re a tortoise that was at the back of the pack for a long time,” he said. What Would It Take to Turn More Offices Into Housing? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z It is home to a number of species not found anywhere else including giant tortoises, flightless cormorants and several species of iguanas, including the pink iguana. Endangered pink iguana hatchlings seen for first time on Galapagos island 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Moyle, Primergy’s environmental services manager, pointed to a small black structure at the bottom of a fence along the site’s edge — a shade shelter for tortoises. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z But it is that barrio enthusiasm — along with the steadfast tortoises — that will linger longest in my mind. Humanity can find inspiration in resilient Galapagos tortoises 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “So I think this is a tortoise, not a hare.” Did the box office opening for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ live up to expectations? 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The man had also shoved a rake handle between the animal’s head and leg and broke flood lamps and put the shattered glass on the tortoise’s back, The Mercury News reported. California man avoids prison after 2021 attack on tortoise 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Australia is trying to move a rare tortoise to a cooler environment. Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s Space Push 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Based on current projections, the tortoises may go extinct in just a few decades. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The western swamp tortoise’s natural habitat in Australia is becoming increasingly unsuitable as temperatures rise and rainfall decreases. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Also newly listed are animals overexploited for the international pet trade, including more than 160 species of glass frogs and 50 kinds of turtles and tortoises. News at a glance: Antibioticmaking clams, marijuana for research, and China’s ‘Friedmann’ 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z His public defender said his client’s behavior against the tortoise was the result of excessive intoxication, rather than animal cruelty, the newspaper wrote. California man avoids prison after 2021 attack on tortoise 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z She and her pets — two dogs and a tortoise — barely escaped injury as Heche’s Mini Cooper stopped “just feet” from where they were in the house, her lawsuit says. Anne Heche didn't repay a loan before she died. Now an ex wants her estate to pay up 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z "When the Mojave was a less impacted ecosystem, the tortoise was king. Now it's more of a relic," Patrick Donnelly, the Great Basin director at the Center for Biological Diversity, told Salon. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Experts say it could be the only way to ensure the tortoises’ survival in the wild. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Munro and her team found large numbers of animal remains at the site — including enough tortoises and wild cattle to create a hearty spread. How cooking food and gathering for feasts made us human 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z LaVelle, who is part of a team charged with monitoring the overall health of the area’s tortoises, was elated by the discovery. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Asia and Europe - is contributing to the global decline of rare freshwater turtle and tortoise species. Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Averaging 10 pounds and maxing out around 15 inches long, the small, butterscotch-colored tortoise is about as heavy as a gallon of paint and not much larger than a bowling pin. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Doing so is a huge gamble, though, and not just for the tortoises. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Asia and Europe — is contributing to the global decline of rare freshwater turtle and tortoise species. Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Eight decades ago, the vast Mojave Desert was home to hundreds of tortoises per square mile, with tortoises inhabiting nearly all areas of the desert below an altitude of 3,000 feet. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z He’s seen owls, hawks, a coyote, a possum, even a lost tortoise. This man has saved more than 2,000 Seattle trees from the clutches of ivy 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Even renewable energy projects, like solar panel farms, are cutting up the tortoise's home, making it harder for them to thrive. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Long believed extinct before a chance rediscovery in the 1950s, western swamp tortoises now number about 800 in the wild. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z One study found over half of the 360 living turtle and tortoise species are at risk of extinction. Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Last summer, federal wildlife biologists relocated 139 Mojave desert tortoises from a solar farm that was under construction near Pahrump, in southern Nevada. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The former executive assistant spotted manatees and tortoises as she walked clients’ dogs, savoring the feeling of sun on her face. They were lured by the Florida dream. After Ian they wonder: What now? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Donnelly, who has spent around two decades in desert conservation, began his career with desert tortoise habitat restoration as a contractor for the Bureau of Land Management. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Surrounded by the city, the tortoise cannot move to a new habitat on its own. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The “head and heart” of the person one wishes to change become as impenetrable as “the hard shell of a tortoise.” Opinion | What Abraham Lincoln can teach politicians in a polarized time 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Less than three weeks later, 30 of those tortoises were believed to have been killed by badgers, according to emails that conservationists obtained through a public records request. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Even the red-footed tortoise, a species which is thought to be largely solitary, can learn how to obtain a food reward by watching a fellow tortoise perform the task. Reptiles in Relationships and More Social Secrets of Scaly Species 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z He says the fate of the tortoise is "really a question as to whether our environmental laws and protections have long-term durability and meaning." California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The researchers methodically hunted for the perfect patch of reeds and then released the tortoises, which fit in their palms. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z During the last leadership election, one news organisation registered foreign nationals, a person who did not exist and a pet tortoise as members of the Conservative Party. Tory leadership: How secure is the online vote? 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Although sheathed like a battle tank, the tortoise was not well adapted to harsh, arid landscapes. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Across Turner’s vast land holdings, that work has ranged from breeding endangered Bolson tortoises to providing habitat for endangered black-footed ferrets and gray wolves in the northern Rockies. Wolf known for genetic value found dead in New Mexico 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The tortoise faces many threats, including encroaching urbanization, agriculture and pesticides, vehicles both on and off roads, mining operations and military exercises that drop bombs in the desert. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z “Off he goes,” Nick Rodriguez, a masters student at the University of Western Australia, said as one tortoise started to swim. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z It was often up to Ms. Conte — who described herself as the tortoise, “slow and steady,” to Mr. Crispino’s energetic hare — to deliver feedback. How One School Is Beating the Odds in Math, the Pandemic’s Hardest-Hit Subject 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z When they detect signs of an impending desert storm, tortoises will clamber to areas where they have gouged catchment basins in the sand. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The agency said small, disconnected populations remain threatened in southeastern Mississippi and bits of Louisiana and Alabama, which together make up about 12% of the tortoise’s range. Feds: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Oh yeah, and then there's the invasive ravens that eat baby tortoises and the hazards of viral illnesses. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z While it is impossible to completely predict the tortoises’ impact on the new environment, the team expects the effects to be limited. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The team includes experts in animal necropsy, and investigators will also interview park officials to help piece together what happened to the tortoises, Ecuadoran prosecutors said. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, tortoises were still so abundant that some gas stations in desert lands hung up signs that beckoned, “A free tortoise with a fill up.” California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The Center for Biological Diversity feels strongly that the tortoises need federal protection, attorney Elise Bennett said Friday, as the decision deadline approached. Feds: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Even though they can live for half a century, there's many ways for a tortoise to perish before they die of old age. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The tortoise has a very constricted diet of invertebrates and tadpoles and breeds slowly, meaning its population is unlikely to explode. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Last September, park rangers found the remains of 15 giant tortoises on the Galápagos archipelago’s largest island, Isabela, amid signs they had been killed by hunters. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z A subsequent $8.7-million tortoise relocation effort was hit hard by coyote attacks. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “Because gopher tortoises are long-lived, they will remain on the landscape for several decades despite current and ongoing threats,” it said. Feds: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z In California, the tortoise's conservation status may be elevated to endangered by the end of this year. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Projects like the tortoise relocation could help inform more difficult conversations in the future about how far society is willing to go to save species, he said. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z In March of last year, 185 critically endangered tortoise hatchlings were found inside a suitcase during a routine inspection at an airport in the Galápagos. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Currently, ravens pose the greatest predatory threat to desert tortoises in the desert. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Logging and development are two of the gopher tortoise’s biggest threats. Feds: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The International Union for Conservation of Nature, an international organization that assesses the level of extinction threats to animals, considers the Mojave desert tortoise to be "critically endangered." California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z In the case of the Australian tortoises, it took nearly a decade to start the experiment after Professor Mitchell wrote the first grant application. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Giant tortoises are endangered, and killing them is illegal under Ecuadoran law, punishable by up to three years in prison. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “But I also love tortoises too much to throw in the towel.” California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Longleaf pine restoration, however, is among many programs that have helped gopher tortoises, the Fish and Wildlife Service said. Feds: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z This allowed for the development of several conservation programs designed to save the tortoises. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Standing knee-deep in a swamp, the researchers plucked three dozen tortoises one by one from cardboard boxes, lowering them into the water. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The Galápagos Conservancy, a U.S. nonprofit organization, condemned the latest killings, describing the poaching and eating of giant tortoises as an “environmental crime.” Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z In addition to lasers, Shields has deployed “techno-tortoises” — highly realistic replicas of baby tortoises that, when pecked or bitten, emit irritants derived from grape juice concentrate. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Author Stephanie Solomon, 33, brought her pet tortoise along with a portable baby pool with a miniature umbrella to keep it cool while selling her children’s books at the Huntington Beach Pier. Californians asked to conserve power amid brutal heat wave 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z It wouldn't change much in terms of protections, which are the same for threatened and endangered species, but it would boost the priority given to protect the tortoises. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Today, the scientific community seems little closer to reaching a consensus, though she hopes the tortoise trial will nudge the discussion. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Many of the tortoises and other animals he saw there in 1835 — inspiring his ideas on evolution — are found nowhere else on Earth. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Although wildlife authorities say Shields’ efforts are starting to pay off in the form of reduced raven visits, they have yet to make a noticeable dent in the declining tortoise population. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Janus, a Greek tortoise named after the two-headed Roman god of beginnings and transitions, also has a special party to look forward to this weekend. Double celebration: Two-headed tortoise Janus turns 25 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Despite these efforts and the public attention that is given to the tortoise, these attempts are failing pretty miserably. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z That could make it a good long-term habitat for the tortoises, given their life spans. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Giant tortoises were almost wiped out there in the 18th and 19th centuries by whalers and other sailors, as well as by invasive species such as goats. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z For LaVelle, 65, the benefits of fencing off critical tortoise habitat surrounded by desert boomtowns, freeways and solar energy facilities were obvious as she ticked off the vital statistics of the young tortoise she discovered. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Ecuador has launched an investigation into the killing of four Giant Galapagos islands tortoises, which prosecutors fear were hunted and eaten. Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z If a given parcel of land is occupied by tortoises, the company is required to have someone relocate them. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z In the meantime, trackers that the scientists spent hours painstakingly gluing to the tortoises’ shells will be used to monitor their body temperature and movement. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Galápagos tortoises can grow to more than five feet long and 500 pounds and live for more than 100 years. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “We have one more tortoise than we thought we had,” she said. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Giant Galapagos tortoises have a lifespan of more than 100 years and are synonymous with Charles Darwin, who pioneered the theory of evolution by studying them. Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z But this hasn't helped tortoise populations bounce back. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The tortoises were the third batch released in the area. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z There are about a dozen species of Galápagos Island tortoise — all of which are under threat, from vulnerable to critically endangered. Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z California typically requires developers to provide two to three acres of suitable tortoise habitat for every acre taken. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The ship Darwin sailed on, The Beagle, took 30 live tortoises on its long voyage from the Galapagos to Polynesia. Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z As the population continues to crash below a minimum viability threshold, some tortoises will spend their entire lives wandering in search of a mate and never finding one. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The most recent release, in August, was particularly nerve-racking for the scientists, because it was the first involving baby tortoises. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z “We must safeguard giant tortoises and the ecosystems they depend on.” Endangered giant tortoises in Galápagos being killed for meat, officials fear 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z But efforts to meet California’s ambitious energy goals have heightened conflicts between the tortoise and large-scale solar energy facilities and electrical transmission corridors. California's Mojave Desert tortoises hurtle toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z There are currently about 15,000 of the giant tortoises in the world, compared to 200,000 in the 19th Century. Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z This downward spiral will have stark implications for the genetic health of future tortoise populations, Donnelly explains. California desert tortoises are hurtling toward extinction. Saving them won't be easy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z For example, a population of giant tortoises found in the Galapagos Archipelago was observed by Darwin to have longer necks than those that lived on other islands with dry lowlands. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Joshua Tree park officials urged visitors to drive carefully and to keep an eye out for desert tortoises because the water encourages them to emerge and they can be mistaken for rocks on roads. Flood-damaged Death Valley to reopen popular sites to public 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z |
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