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Mr. Pickles has sired three hatchlings named Dill, Gherkin, and Jalape帽o. The hatchlings mother is Mrs. Pickles, a 53-year-old tortoise that arrived at the zoo in 1996. The 37-year age gap between the reptilian parents is somewhat Murdochian, but with the recent copulation, Mr. Pickles ha
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stanley flask 16 inches long and weigh up to 35 pounds, according to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The three radiated tortoise hatchlings Dill, Gherkin, and Jalape帽o. Photo: Jackelin Reyna / Houston Zoo The radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata is a critically endangered species native to Madagascar, but it has been introduced on the islands of R茅union and Mauritius. Habitation destruction and poaching for exploitation in the pet trade are the p
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has been giving us unprecedented views of Saturn and its many moons. But this week, the intrepid orbiter outdid itself by capturing some adorable images of Saturns tiny moon, Pan. In Greek mythology, Pan was the god of shepherds, which is appropriate considering the clingy world acts as a shepherd moon o
Stanley cup website f Saturn, clearing out the 200 mile-wide Encke Gap within the gas giants A Ring. But to be fair, Pan was a pantsless, flute-playing fawn man who was nowhere near as cute as this tiny space pierogi. I mean, theres no way this scrumptious little morsel is a moon鈥攊ts a dumpling, right I could be persuaded into accepting it as a ravioli, but thats about as extreme as Im willing to get. Just look at it. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, these images were taken during one of Cassinis recent ring grazing orbits, when the spacecrafts camera was pointing toward Pan. They were taken on March 7th, using the cameras CL1 and GRN filters, but have not been altered in any way. So the obvious question here is whats going on with Pans shape, assuming this is not some weird image artifact According to
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