Galapagos Tortoise

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Galapagos Tortoise

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Jan 13, 2018

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This is the second episode of our kid-made podcast "Cool Facts About Animals." This week, we will be discussing the Galapagos Tortoise - a very slow, very heavy, very cool animal. Email us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/coolfactaboutanimals/

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Jan 13, 2018

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