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	Tortoise
		In Europe, tortoise is the name given to the land-dwelling reptiles most of whose body is shielded by a special shell.
		The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of evolution, since the isolated populations on the different islands, although descend from a common ancestor, had diverged to different forms.
		Most of the anapsids became extinct in the late Permian period, with the exception of the procolophonoids[?] and the precursors of the testudines (turtles and tortoises).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Tortoise.html (194 words)

	Tortoise - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		As with its aquatic cousins, the turtle and the terrapin, the tortoise is shielded from predators by a shell.
		Tortoises generally have a lifespan comparable with that of human beings and parakeets, and some individuals being known to have lived longer than 150 years.
		The giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of evolution, since the isolated populations on the different islands, although descended from a common ancestor, had diverged to different forms.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/t/o/r/Tortoise.html (446 words)

	Tortoise Summary
		Moreover, the great age to which the tortoise supposedly lives has made it a symbol of longevity and immortality; in the mythico-iconographical tradition the tortoise often forms a complex together with immortality, the moon, and paradise.
		Tortoises generally have lifespans comparable with those of human beings, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years.
		The oldest tortoise ever recorded, indeed the oldest individual animal ever recorded, was Tui Malila, who was presented to the Tongan royal family by the British explorer Captain Cook shortly after its birth in 1777.
	www.bookrags.com /Tortoise (1190 words)

	The Radiated Tortoise
		Including the Radiated tortoise, seven species of tortoise have similar markings: the Geometric tortoise [Psammobates geometricus], the Serrated Star tortoise [P. oculifera], the Tent tortoise [P. tentorius], the Star tortoise [Geochelone elegans], the Burmese Star tortoise [G. platynota], the Malagasy Spider tortoise [Pyxis arachnoides], and the Radiated tortoise itself.
		However, the Radiated tortoise has the most striking pattern of any of the "star" tortoises, with a yellow or orange center to each fl scute, from which extend four to twelve yellow or orange lines of varying thicknesses.
		Radiated tortoises are among the world's rarer tortoises, although they are not as rare as the closely related Madagascar tortoise Geochelone yniphora, or "Angonoka", of which there may be only a few dozen surviving in the wild.
	centralpets.com /php/search/storiesdisplay.php?Story=724 (1524 words)

	Tortoise Trust Web - A SECURE HABITAT
		Steve has dogs trained to sniff out tortoises, and in an environment where they were expecting a small number of extremely well camouflaged tortoises, the dogs were key to the study.
		The tortoises studied were primarily those that had been captive at the start of the study, or shells of deceased animals, but a few were found in the wild.
		Tortoises should be afforded complete protection from any form of harvest, and protective measures must be coupled with effective enforcement.
	www.tortoisetrust.org /articles/shwesettaw.html (2415 words)

	AfricanTortoises.com-Sulcata Tortoise-Leopard Tortoise-Star Tortoise-Red Yellow Foot Tortoise
		The African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert in northern Africa.
		The Indian Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans is a species of land tortoise found in dry areas and scrub forest in India.
		The patterning although highly contrasting is disruptive and breaks the outline of the tortoise as it sits in the shade of grass or vegetation.
	www.africantortoises.com (397 words)

	How to diffentiate Stars? - TT - Turtle Forums
		The Indian star tortoise is sadly used in a lot of medicinal practices where it originates in regions of India, Nepal, far western Burma, and Pakistan.
		Of all tortoises characterised by the highly distinctive ‘star' or ‘radiating' patterns on their carapace, the Burmese star tortoise is perhaps the rarest and most beautiful (4).
		Hi plastron, its true indeed that burmese star torts tend to be more yellow on their skin, unlike indian star torts which are partially grey on their hands,legs and noses area.
	www.turtletimes.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=43395 (1647 words)

	Tortoise Trust Web - Turtles in Crisis: The Asian Food Markets
		Concerned that the tortoises were destined for the food markets and “would end up in cooking pots”, Abbot Seck Jit Heng was quoted as saying that slaughtering these tortoises for food would contravene the tenets of Buddhism.
		Keep in mind that as a note to the original description of the Burmese star tortoise (Blyth 1863 in Gunther 1864) states that the indigenous peoples were so fond of eating them that it was very difficult to obtain a living specimen.
		Now the flat tailed tortoise, Pyxis planicaauda, whose habitat is measured in hectares, not square miles, is recognized as being as critically endangered as the plowshare tortoise, G. yniphora.
	www.tortoisetrust.org /articles/asia.html (3722 words)

	March 06 eZoom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We are privileged to house a group of Burmese star tortoises, a critically-endangered species native to Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
		Burmese star tortoises have beautifully marked upper shells with distinctive repeating star patterns.
		Because of the flood of tortoises into the Asian traditional-medicine and food markets, Burmese star tortoise populations have been devastated, which makes the five tortoises that hatched at the Zoo over the winter all the more critical to the survival of the species.
	www.zooatlanta.org /member/march_06/animal_updates.htm (343 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Turtle & Tortoise
		Conservation status: 49 species of turtles and tortoises are either endangered or vulnerable, including Galápagos tortoise Geochelone nigra, bog turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii, Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota, and Pan’s box turtle Cuora pani.
		Turtles and tortoises do not have ears like ours, but they can feel vibrations and changes in water pressure that tell them where food, or a predator, might be.
		Most turtles and tortoises are omnivores, so they will eat both plants and animal food of various kinds, like fish, snails, worms, or insects.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-turtle.html (1440 words)

	St. Lucia, Antigua & ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Tortoises have both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton.
		Tortoises generally live a long time, some individuals being known to have lived longer than 150 years.
		The oldest tortoise (or living animal) ever recorded is Tui Malila, of Tonga.
	www.qt-on-line.nl /paginas/tortoise (621 words)

	How to Help - Adopt a Turtle or Donate to Turtle Conservation
		Hunting and trade of tortoises and freshwater turtles in Asia has precipitated an unprecedented crisis within the region that immediately threatens the survival of more than a dozen species, while other species remain under intense pressure from exploitation levels that can not possibly be sustained.
		Research activities are underway focused on a variety of species and interests including radio telemetry studies to determine the home range and activity of species, population sampling, incubation and TDS studies, nesting ecology, diet, and behavior.
		Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota): Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar
	www.asianturtlenetwork.org /how_to_help/turtle_support.htm (876 words)

	General Information
		Some species of tortoises are commonly kept as pets: redfoot tortoises, yellowfoot tortoises, leopard tortoises, and spur-thighed tortoises.
		Many other tortoise species are less common in captivity and can usually only be seen in zoos or selected private facilities.
		An outdoor enclosure enables the tortoise to absorb natural sunlight, which ensures that some vital nutrients are provided.
	www.educationcentral.org /sandalwood/gophertortoise/generalinfo.htm (160 words)

	Radiated Tortoises
		Including the Radiated tortoise, seven species of tortoise have similar markings: the Geometric tortoise [Psammobates geometricus], the Serrated Star tortoise [P.
		The Radiated tortoise has the basic "tortoise" body shape: a high-domed carapace, blunt head, and elephantine feet.
		Breeding of the Radiated tortoise has occurred in captivity, and the courtship and mating process has been described in detail.
	www.unc.edu /~dtkirkpa/stuff/radiated.html (1455 words)

	Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Like their aquatic cousins, the turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell.
		Geochelone chilensis, Chaco Tortoise, VU Geochelone denticulata, Yellow-Footed Tortoise, VU Geochelone elegans, Indian Star Tortoise
		Homopus signatus, Speckled Cape Tortoise, LR Homopus bergeri, Berger's Cape Tortoise, VU Indotestudo
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tortoise (996 words)

	Tortoise Information
		Tortoise is the name given to the land-dwelling reptiles most of whose body is shielded by a special shell.
		All land tortoises are herbivorous in the wild.
		"The African pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri, is a small, very flattened tortoise with a thin, flexible shell" Categorized information on physical characterestic, behavior, diet and reproduction and growth.
	www.junglewalk.com /info/Tortoise-information.htm (546 words)

	Differentiating Male and Female Geochelone platynota (Burmese Star Tortoise) - Chris Tabaka, DVM
		Perhaps the rarest and one of the most beautiful of the star type tortoises is the Burmese star tortoise, Geochelone platynota.
		Relatively unknown until the past decade, this attractive relative of the more common Indian star tortoise is now found in small numbers in zoological and private collections.
		In males, due to the size and mass of the tail, it is most often held to the side.
	www.chelonia.org /sexing/sexing_Geochelone_platynota.htm (395 words)

	Tortoise Identification: Identification of tortoise species on Cheloniauk.com
		Tortoise Identification : Guidelines to Identify Land Tortoises on Cheloniauk.com
		In the USA then Gopher tortoises and box tortoises are regularly encountered, CITES rules are administered differently than in Europe so the list of commonly encountered tortoises is different to the UK.
		Spur Thighed Tortoise - CITES II A ***
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /cheloniauk/tortoiseidentification.htm (176 words)

	Myanmar Reptile Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Recently, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz discovered the diminutive leaf deer, a species new to science, in the temperate forests of the country's northern region.
		A major objective of the trip to Meinmahla Kyun was to assess the status of two freshwater species of turtle - the mangrove terrapin and the Burmese roofed turtle.
		WCS researchers have also focused on the Burmese star tortoise, a species occurring in the country's dry interior.
	www.wcs.org /international/Asia/hukaungvalley/177644 (640 words)

	Star Tortiose Indian » Burmese Tortise Star Sale - Tortois Star (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		- Canadian Tortioses: Indian Star Tortise Care Sheet: Scientific Name : Geochelone elegans, Size : A typical male Star Tortois is about 20 cm (8 inches) in SCL (Straight Carapace Length) while a female may grow as large as 30 cm Indian Star Tortois.
		The Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and scrub forest in India.
		The sexual dimorphism of adult Indian Star Tortoises is quite apparent.
	www.news3all.info /pets/star-tortoise.htm (710 words)

	Tortoise and turtle for sale in Canada
		I can provide photos of the individual tortoise you are interested in.
		Tortoises are a life time commitment as they can live 50 to 100 years or more.
		They also have specific dietary and environmental requirements and it is important that you research them before considering tortoises as pets.
	www.canadiantortoises.com (235 words)

	European Association of Zoos and Aquaria - EAZA
		Awareness of the extinction crisis facing turtles and tortoises was an important part of the Shellshock Campaign.
		Information on participation in the campaign and turtle and tortoise facts were published in the Campaign Info Pack and CD-ROM, that were sent to all registered participants.
		Thirty-six tortoise and freshwater turtle species were selected as Shellshock priority species.
	www.eaza.net /turtle/targets.html (532 words)

	United States v. Kum
		Defendant worked with associates in Singapore and Thailand to acquire protected wildlife, including Appendix I species (the radiated tortoise) and Appendix II species (the Indian star tortoise, Hermann's tortoise, Burmese star tortoise, Pancake tortoise, Emerald tree monitor, Elongated tortoise, Borneo fl leaf turtle, and slow loris--a primate).
		At the time, he was in possession of photos of dozens of protected tortoises, as well as false identification cards.
		For instance, defendant taped tortoises' legs and heads inside their shells to prevent them from moving.
	www.animallaw.info /cases/caus309fsupp2d1084.htm (3915 words)

	World Chelonian Trust - Geochelone Gallery
		Radiated Tortoises (Geochelone radiata) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke
		African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) - Darrell Senneke
		Differentiating Male and Female Geochelone elegans (Indian Star Tortoise) - Chris Tabaka DVM
	www.chelonia.org /geochelone_gallery.htm (149 words)

	International Trafficker in World's Rarest Reptiles Jailed
		Wong also bought and sold the plowshare tortoise, also called the Madagascan spurred tortoise, believed to be the rarest tortoise species.
		Wong also trafficked in such rare species as the Chinese alligator which lives in the lower course of the Yangtze River; the false gavial, a crocodile whose range is restricted to parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and southern Thailand; and the radiated tortoise, another species found only on Madagascar.
		Other species smuggled by Wong included the Gray's monitor, spider tortoise, Burmese star tortoise, Indian star tortoise, Boelen's python, Timor python, green tree python, and Fly River turtle.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jun2001/2001-06-08-02.asp (1072 words)

	Young People's Trust for the Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Two-thirds of the world’s tortoises and freshwater turtles are under threat, reported BBC News Online.
		The fund's list of the 25 species at highest risk includes: the Roti snake-necked turtle of Indonesia, the Chinese three-striped box turtle, the Burmese star tortoise, the southern speckled padloper tortoise of South Africa, the yellow-blotched map turtle of Mississippi which is shot for fun by sportsmen in the US.
		According to the fund, some 200 of the world's 300 surviving tortoises and freshwater turtles are threatened and need protection.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/dailygecko_news/archives/19.05.03.html (474 words)

	Study maps species with no protections - Environment - MSNBC.com
		They found that for about 12 percent of the species, their ranges did not include parks or nature preserves that would protect them from human activities such as logging, hunting or mining operations.
		And among 3,896 species deemed threatened, no protection was found for 20 percent: 149 threatened mammal species, 411 types of amphibians, 232 bird species and 12 turtle and tortoise species.
		Other critically endangered species are the Comoro fl flying fox, a fruit bat found only on the Indian Ocean’s Comoros islands, and Myanmar’s Burmese star tortoise.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4684016 (743 words)

	Tortoise at Animal Gifts Galore
		Tortoises generally have a lifespan comparable with that of human beings and parakeets, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years.
		The oldest tortoise ever recorded, indeed the oldest individual animal ever recorded, was Tui Malila, of Tonga.
		Click to see more Tortoise items at ebay.com
	animalgiftsgalore.com /tortoise.htm (314 words)

	#255: 06-08-01 WILDLIFE DEALER SENTENCED FOR RUNNING INTERNATIONAL SMUGGLING RING
		A number of the species involved in the illegal trade, such as Komodo Monitors and Plowshare Tortoises, are on the brink of extinction and are found only in very limited, geographically isolated habitats.
		The Plowshare Tortoise (also called the Madagascan Spurred Tortoise) believed by many to be the rarest tortoise species, is found only on the island of Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa.
		Both the Komodo dragon and the plowshare tortoise can each bring up to about $30,000 apiece on the fl market.
	www.usdoj.gov /opa/pr/2001/June/255enrd.htm (1174 words)

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