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In this CD cover image released by Turtle Head Recordings, Bill ...

(AP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:36:32 GMT

(AP) - In this CD cover image released by Turtle Head Recordings, Bill Cosby's 'Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency' is shown. (AP Photo/Turtle Head Recordings)

Undated 2009 photo from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shows an ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:27:31 GMT

(AP) - Undated 2009 photo from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shows an Aldabra tortoise that had been named 'Mary,' moving through the ground at the zoo. A recent exam at the zoo showed that the tortoise, considered female for more than 50 years, was in fact male. (AP Photo/Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)

Undated 2009 photo from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shows an ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:24:33 GMT

(AP) - Undated 2009 photo from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shows an Aldabra tortoise that had been named 'Mary,' in water at the zoo. The zoo recently discovered that the tortoise, thought to be female for more than 50 years, was in fact male. (AP Photo/Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)

People in eastern India are flocking to a temple to worship ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:57:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - People in eastern India are flocking to a temple to worship a turtle with natural markings on its shell resembling the eyes of a Hindu deity.(AFP/File/Cor)

A turtle moves in a bucket of water in Khadipala village, in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:41:56 GMT

(Reuters) - A turtle moves in a bucket of water in Khadipala village, in the coastal district of Kendrapada of the eastern Indian state of Orissa, November 6, 2009. Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over this rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on November 10. The turtle is protected in India and anyone found keeping one without permission can be jailed for a year or more and fined. But villagers have refused to give up the reptile, saying the turtle bears holy symbols on its back and is an incarnation of Lord Jagannath, a popular Hindu deity. Picture taken November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Ashis Senapati (INDIA SOCIETY ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A turtle moves in a bucket of water in Khadipala village, in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:27:16 GMT

(Reuters) - A turtle moves in a bucket of water in Khadipala village, in the coastal district of Kendrapada of the eastern Indian state of Orissa, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Ashis Senapati

Australian Environment minister Peter Garrett at the Culture ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:45:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Australian Environment minister Peter Garrett at the Culture ministry in Paris, June 2009. Australia has rejected plans to build a massive new dam, despite pleas it is needed to provide water to residents, because of its feared impact on endangered fish and turtles.(AFP/File/Miguel Medina)

This Oct. 7, 2009 photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:27:41 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 7, 2009 photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows sea turtle hatchlings at SeaWorld San Diego. The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. (AP Photo/SeaWorld San Diego, Bob Couey)

This Oct. 7, 2009 photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:25:58 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 7, 2009 photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows sea turtle hatchlings transferred to a holding pool at SeaWorld San Diego. The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. (AP Photo/SeaWorld San Diego, Bob Couey)

In this photo released by SeaWorld San Diego taken Wed. October ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:23:50 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by SeaWorld San Diego taken Wed. October 7, 2009 showing senior Aquarist, Christa Miller, transfering sea turtle hatchlings to a holding pool at SeaWorld San Diego. The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. (AP Photo/SeaWorld San Diego, Bob Couey) NO SALES

FILE-This undated photo provided by Smith Optics shows Interlock ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:07:19 GMT

(AP) - FILE-This undated photo provided by Smith Optics shows Interlock Prophet - Camo Tortoise/Brown sunglasses by Smith Optics. (AP Photo/Smith Optics)

Susanne Sanford, right, and her daughter Megan Fritz, center, ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:06:42 GMT

(AP) - Susanne Sanford, right, and her daughter Megan Fritz, center, both with the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation listen during a hearing in New York on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 as a New York State Senate committee on investigations and government operations and witnesses discussed issues surrounding the enforcement of a law taxing cigarettes sold on Indian reservations. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

This undated file photo released by Albert Snedeker shows a ...

(AP) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:16:35 GMT

(AP) - This undated file photo released by Albert Snedeker shows a turtle creeping along a half-mile mulch trail at the Sams Lake Bird Sanctuary park in Fayetteville, Ga. The sanctuary is a $5 million wetlands restoration project by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to make up for its fifth runway which paved through 14 acres in the Flint Basin. (AP Photo/Albert Snedeker, File)

A snapping turtle warms itself in the sun on the C&O towpath ...

(AP) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:00:14 GMT

(AP) - A snapping turtle warms itself in the sun on the C&O towpath near Cumberland, Md., Aug. 2, 2008, with what appears to be an embedded hook in its mouth. Turtles, most less menacing in appearance than this snapper, are frequent sights in the canal itself, lazing on fallen trees just above the waterline. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A tortoise belonging to Frikkie Nel, a former prison nurse who ...

(AP) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:40:01 GMT

(AP) - A tortoise belonging to Frikkie Nel, a former prison nurse who now runs a Robben island clinic, walks past his house on Robben Island, South Africa, Tuesday, July 1, 2008. The former prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles, including alleged mismanagement, a budget crisis, and storms that sometimes keeps ferries and thousands of would-be visitors away. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

In this file photo from March 13, 2008 released by Disney, the ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:30:45 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo from March 13, 2008 released by Disney, the character Crush, the turtle from Disney Pixar's 'Finding Nemo,' surfs along the parade route during a rehearsal for the new Pixar Play Parade at Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Disney, Scott Brinegar, File)

Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle emerge from their nest at Ostional ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:21:12 GMT

(AP) - Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle emerge from their nest at Ostional beach on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in this Nov. 18, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert, File)

A view of the water system at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:05:30 GMT

(AP) - A view of the water system at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, Mexico in this Sept. 28, 2006 file photo. Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans and mysterious sea turtles are just a few of the locals you can meet by trading a tequila-fueled beach vacation for a more nature-friendly trip.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

People snorkel in the beach of the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:03:40 GMT

(AP) - People snorkel in the beach of the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, Mexico in this Sept. 28, 2006 file photo. Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans and mysterious sea turtles are just a few of the locals you can meet by trading a tequila-fueled beach vacation for a more nature-friendly trip.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file)

Dolphins jump over tourists at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, ...

(AP) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:03:19 GMT

(AP) - Dolphins jump over tourists at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, Mexico in this Sept. 28, 2006 file photo. Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans and mysterious sea turtles are just a few of the locals you can meet by trading a tequila-fueled beach vacation for a more nature-friendly trip.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

Fish swim next to a sea turtle at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, ...

(AP) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:50:04 GMT

(AP) - Fish swim next to a sea turtle at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, Mexico in this Sept. 28, 2006 file photo. Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans and mysterious sea turtles are just a few of the locals you can meet by trading a tequila-fueled beach vacation for a more nature-friendly trip.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file)

Billie Morrill, from Nyantic, Conn., stoops to get a close-up ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:41:53 GMT

(AP) - Billie Morrill, from Nyantic, Conn., stoops to get a close-up view of a three-toed box turtle in Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen in Sandwich, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006. A room of the center located on Cape Cod is devoted to animals, some brought in injured, for visitors to see. (AP Photo/Vincent DeWitt)

A tortoise walks across the animal cemetery at The Harnas Wildlife ...

(AP) — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:21:12 GMT

(AP) - A tortoise walks across the animal cemetery at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Oct. 25, 2006. The Harnas Wildlife Foundation, is home to 310 orphaned animals and offers visitors a unique chance to get close enough to touch, brush or even walk cheetah, leopards and lions. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A water turtle swims at Balmorhea State Park in Toyahvale, Texas, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:01:41 GMT

(AP) - A water turtle swims at Balmorhea State Park in Toyahvale, Texas, in this Aug. 3, 2004 photo. It's certainly not the first place you think of when you want to go diving. In fact, it may be the last. Way out in arid West Texas, surrounded by the tumbleweeds and cactus you expect in this part of the country, Balmorhea State Park offers the chance for the rare opportunity to do a little scuba diving in the Chihuahuan Desert. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Moss and other vegetation grow on the floor of the Ozark Trail ...

(AP) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:08:53 GMT

(AP) - Moss and other vegetation grow on the floor of the Ozark Trail along the section starting at the Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006. Hikers have been known to spot a dozen species of wildflowers, ferns, lichen, turtles and other wildlife. (AP Photo/James A. Finley)