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Friday, July 22, 2011

Shots - Health News

How An Injured Tortoise Rolls Now

Gamera, a 12-year-old African spur-thighed tortoise, got a wheel from the local hardware store to replace a burned limb that had to be amputated.

July 22, 2011 Veterinarians used a wheel from a local hardware store to replace a tortoise's amputate limb.

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