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Want a lifelong companion? Adopt a desert tortoise

NPR Science · August 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM

Want a lifelong companion? Adopt a desert tortoise

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kellie Tharp of Arizona's Game and Fish Department about what it takes to adopt a desert tortoise.

The agency is trying to find homes for dozens of the reptiles.

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