CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

That’s the phrase caretaker Caitlin Doran uses to describe Palisades local and internet celebrity Tiptoe the tortoise, and the community she loves so much. The 23-year-old African Sulcata ...

An executive from a well-known startup, which invests across the country, says their philosophy is aligned towards the tortoise, that is slow and steady growth, rather than the mythical unicorn.

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