MC1197 tests his new prosthetic in the office of Dr. Tom Boyer, veterinarian and reptile specialists, Pet Hospital of Penasquitos, located in San Diego, Calif., May 19. Biologists with NREA discovered two imperiled desert tortoises in late March after they had been attacked by what was presumed to be coyotes. They were found and rescued within a week of each other; one having lost one limb and the other having lost both front limbs.

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