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Giant Tortoise of Paris
29 Dec

The Giant Tortoise Who Attracted All of Paris

The journey of this giant turtle began far away from Paris with its discovery in 1907 in Concarneau, Brittany.  It must have been a bit lost, as this species usually comes from the West Indies. Weighing in at 350 kilos and 1.90 meters in length,...

December 29, 2017
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