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Tortoise and her egg found in new Pompeii excavations

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered the remains of a pregnant tortoise that sought refuge in the ruins of a home destroyed by an earthquake in 62 AD, only to be covered by volcanic ash and rock 17 years later when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The 14-centimeter-long (5.5-inch-long)...