Sunday 21 September 2008

Disabled Tortoise Fitted With Wheels Find Romance

Arava is a female tortoise whose hind legs were paralysed due to unexplained circumstances. The 55 pounds tortoise was not able to move with her front legs alone. However, staffs at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, where Arava is, built a set of wheels and strapped them to her body. A National Geographic News Video showed that Arava is able to move around now but would still need human intervention whenever she overturns. A male tortoise has been trying to court her ever since. :)

There is also a short article and a couple of photos (including the one below) over at LiveScience.

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