How far away a tortoise is
Emergency testudinidae protocol with Moris Tepper
In times of reptile peril, one turns to Moris Tepper, known widely for his guitar work with Captain Beefheart and known more narrowly for his pre-vet background and abiding love for the wild natural world. He is advised of the Thinis II situation [...]

The curious case of Thinis II, Morningland Urban Monastery’s missing Russian tortoise

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
MISSING: RUSSIAN TORTOISE
In Long Beach—a city of half a million people and one lousy animal shelter—lost dogs and cats barely stand a chance. After they’ve trotted out the door or gate left ajar, dug beneath the fence or jumped [...]