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Published online 24 July 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010726-6
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Passports for pet tortoises
Fears of livestock disease prompts United States to curb tortoise travel.
Some pet tortoises in the United States must now carry passports to cross state lines. The documents certify that they are free of ticks.
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