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WATCH: Lego club makes amputee turtle ‘its own tiny car’

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WREG) — A Gulf Coast box turtle that lost its back legs after being hit by a car has some new wheels thanks to some Mississippi kids. The turtle, named Lt. Dan, was taken in by the ...
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Turtle who wore Lego wheelchair after multiple shell fractures released back into the wild

BALTIMORE — We know turtles have a reputation for being a tad slow-moving, but would that change if one has a custom Lego wheelchair attached to it? The zoo fastened a custom Lego wheelchair on an ...
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Injured Turtle With Custom Lego Wheelchair Released Back Into the Wild After Healing on Wheels

"It was a joy for our veterinary team to watch him return to his native habitat today," Dr. Ellen Bronson said The Lego turtle is headed home! Since 2018, the Maryland Zoo has been looking after an ...
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'They don't make turtle-sized wheelchairs': Two years later, Maryland's 'Lego Turtle' has recovered from shell fractures

A turtle's long road to recovery, which included a custom Lego wheelchair, finally came to an end Wednesday when it took a wheelchair-free walk in a Baltimore park. The Eastern box turtle, ...