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A Hurricane Swept These Tortoises Across Miles of Ocean to a New Home in Florida—and Now, They’re Thriving
Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...
Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida’s Fort De Soto
On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...