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The vet, the tortoise and the airport

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36302278

Six years ago Joe Hollins became the first permanent vet on the island of St Helena, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36302278

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Harriet the Tortoise dies at 175

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5109342.stm

2006-06-23

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Sea turtle 'Suzie' swims 900km

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8284780.stm

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Turtles are 'right-flippered'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8352000/8352113.stm

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Turtle 'super tongue' lets reptile survive underwater

One type of turtle possesses an extraordinary organ that allows it to breathe underwater and stay submerged for many months.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8693000/8693794.stm

2010-05-20

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Giant turtle's demise the fault of humans, study says

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10970082

Humans helped drive a species of giant turtle to extinction almost 3,000 years ago.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10970082

2010-08-16

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Leatherback turtles breathe in for buoyancy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9180000/9180979.stm

2010-11-12

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Who will mourn for Lonesome George?

http://allisstatus.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/who-will-mourn-for-lonesome-george-400/

2011-02-23

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Mining to blame for islands to sink beneath waves

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13383182

Two small islands in South Asia's first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining, experts say. The islets were in a group in the Gulf of Mannar, between India and Sri Lanka...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13383182

2011-05-13

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Loggerhead turtles take 45 years to grow up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15625291

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Great Barrier Reef: Swimming in a cave of feeding sharks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16362872

2011-12-30

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Adventure travel in the age of the online connection

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17226643

2012-03-03

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