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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:37 PM
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Airport Officials Follow Trail Of Dung To Smuggled Tortoises - Reuters
NAIROBI - A trail of droppings led Kenyan airport staff to 228 live tortoises packed as "shells" and destined for Thailand, officials said on Thursday.

"Airport staff heard movement and funny noises in the containers," said Gichuki Kabukuru of Kenya Wildlife Services. "They notified us when they saw the droppings."

Kabukuru said the leopard tortoises, named for their spotted shells, had arrived in metal crates from neighbouring Uganda.

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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:48 PM
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1. Phew thank goodness we are safe
from turtle dung on airplanes.
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:53 PM
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2. And just imagine the liquids those reptiles conceal on their persons!
:eyes:
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 12:58 PM
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3. Damn I hadn't thought of that
Tortoise terror :scared:
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 01:06 PM
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4. poor babies
i hate this illegal wildlife trade. It's so cruel.
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