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9910 Reasons Not To Buy A Pet Turtle Or Tortoise
It's a little embarrassing to write this article. That's not only because everyone who knows me knows I am a turtle/tortoise nerd, but also because I love turtles and tortoises, to death. You see, although I've read several books on these...
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9710 of the Most Interesting Animal Species (you probably haven't heard of)
Turns out the world isn't all about lions, giraffes, dogs, cows, and cats. Mother Earth has many organisms that are just now being discovered by scientists. Not only at the bottom of the ocean, either. A 6-foot long tree lizard and new African antelope were discovered this year. Chances are you aren't a scientist, so you've got some ground to make up before you are accused of not getting out much.
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95The Snapping Turtle.
The common snapping turtle is never a pet - it's an animal with jaws that can seriously injure anyone stupid enough or immoral enough to mess with one. If you are such a moron with such incompetent ideas as to presume that you can handle a snapping turtle by picking one up by the tail - then you deserve any injuries incurred in your foolishness. You will permanently injure the turtle, which deserved nothing of that.
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94Turtle: Legends, Symbolism and Lore
Turtles are interesting creatures and I have a special fascination with them. Find out what their symbolism is, a fun Lakota story, and life lessons that we can learn from Turtle.
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93Caring for Water Turtles
COST Let me start out by saying, these are not cheap pets to keep. They may seem cheap when you find that you can buy them for only 4 or 5 dollars but adding to that the proper upkeep they need, youre running into thousands of dollars. If you cant...
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94The "uncommon" Common Snapping Turtles: Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Uncommon and expensive morphs of the common snapping turtle and other interesting snapping turtle facts like how to help them cross a road and turtle soup.
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93The Biggest Snake That Ever Lived
Recently, the fossils of the biggest snake that has ever lived were uncovered in South America. The snake, known as Titanoboa was so large that it made the monstrous pythons and anacondas of today look like worms.
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91The Care of My Baby Spiny Softshell Turtle
For those of you who are interested or already have obtained a baby soft shell turtle, I would like to share my information. For the past fifteen months, I have raised an eastern spiny soft shell turtle since the day it hatched. I have...
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93Dragon Turtle Feng Shui Symbol of Good Luck, Longevity,Harmony and Money
Dragon Turtle sitting on bed of coins and ingots is a symbol of good luck, longevity, protection, harmony and money in Feng Shui. Dragon Turtle is a Chinese legendary symbol with the head of dragon and the body of turtle and thereby is a combination of the 2 out of 4 celestial animals of Chinese mythology .It has a coin in its mouth and a baby tortoise on its back. The Dragon Headed Turtle with a baby of its back while standing on a pile of coins represents a new business venture with prospects.
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93Exploring A Less Crowded Oahu
If you would like to get a sense of what Oahu has to offer besides for the crowded and over-hyped Waikiki Beach, you've come to the right place. Visiting Oahu or any Hawaiian island for that matter can be overwhelming. As soon as you land, you are...
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