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How the plowshare tortoise got its name

December 9, 2012 4:00 PM

Turtle Conservancy founder Eric Goode shows Lesley Stahl the long, plow-shaped projection at the front of the tortoise's shell -- used for jousting, fighting and mating.

The race to save the tortoise
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by dongilli December 9, 2012 9:20 PM EST
My sister in Las Vegas, NV has a tortoise which she regularly feeds.
Hers is a male which is always on the lookout for a female tortoise.
She doesn't want to let him breed because that would mean baby tortoises underfoot. Nevada wildlife is protected by the state.
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