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Turtles and Tortoises
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Question
What is the difference between a [|turtle] and a [|tortoise]?

Tortoises and turtles are both reptiles, but turtles can swim and tortoises are land dwellers.

Celebrations
[|World_Turtle_Day] Happy [|#WorldTurtleDay]
 * May 23** World Turtle Day

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Flickr
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Editing
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Wikipedia
[|turtle] [|tortoise]


 * June 2013:** Sad news from Costa Rica

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Desert Tortoise Habitat & Life History - Nevada Wildlife] [|14 things you probably didn’t know about turtles] http://www.conserveturtles.org - [|@conserveturtles] http://www.desertsun.com/longform/news/environment/2014/06/07/climate-change-california-desert-animals/10035779 http://tinyurl.com/z6rzrs7

Mexico
[|http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/especies/gran_familia/animales/reptiles/menuTortugas] []

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USA: Mojave Max
http://www.mojavemax.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mojave_max https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mojave-Max/109890969054057 https://twitter.com/MojaveMax

Vietnam
https://www.iucn.org/news/viet-nam/201708/saving-sea-turtles-viet-nam-touching-hearts-local-communities

Recommended Listening
[|Featured Species: Desert Tortoise] - The desert tortoise is found throughout the Mojave Desert of California, Nevada, Arizona, Mexico, and Utah. Tortoises have survived in the desert for millions of years, however today they face many hurdles.

Photos
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When and How to Move a Tortoise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLfI_yAERY

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