Monday, November 23 2009, 13:58 GMT
By Mayer Nissim, Entertainment Reporter

Zookepers in the US have learned that a tortoise they thought was female for over half a century is really male.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo spokesman Tom O’Konowitz confirmed that the creature, previously known as Mary, has now been renamed Terry, The Chronicle-Telegram reports

O’Konowitz said: “This is certainly a first for us. It came as something of a surprise to finally figure out Mary’s right identity. It took us 55 years to finally say she’s a boy.

“With some species like elephants, gorillas and rhinos, it’s very obvious whether you’re dealing with a male or female.”

He added that staff had assumed the tortoise was female because it had a flat shell, small tail and was the smallest of a batch of three that arrived from Aldabra Island off the east coast of Africa in 1955.

O’Konowitz clarified that large tortoises’ reproductive organs are not usually visible during examinations, but in this case “became visible to the staff”.

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See also: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Zookeepers_get_tortoise_sex_surprise&in_article_id=775666&in_page_id=2

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Dear Mr. Gilliland,

How can you claim the spiritual path is what the ETs represent when you condemned a whole group with intolerance? First of all the UFO community is not one voice it is many different voices… as it should be.

Are you so insensitive that you don’t know some ET abductees have had their families and lives torn apart by these forced kidnapping. What is the UFO community suppose to do with these people convince them what they are feeling is all for the excellent. How the hell would we know that for sure? I have been around over half a century and I’ve seen this game before. It reminds me of many a cult? The first things a cult leader will do is separate from the mainstream and try to get his/her followers to do the same thing. The reason these cult leaders give for this separation are basically the same as yours; terrible people.

I believe, as you do, that the vast majority of ETs are probably not harmful and have advanced socially and spiritually beyond us. But what we also know is that many ETs may not be. Isn’t that the way of the Universe? So how are any of us to know which is which? Do we know if these are spiritual beings because they tell you and others they are? How egotistical? You are so beyond us you can’t be fooled? Come to NY for a while and will find out.

Why do you punish your own group within the UFO community after all many supported you. The only reason you have any power is because you own the ranch. Remember they have been seeing those lights and crafts long before you owned that ranch.

I find it very contradictory for you to say on the one hand, this message is for the whole world, and then choose who is excluded? This make me reckon that if these are excellent ETs they pick the incorrect spokesperson and if they are evil well… you may have been seduced by them.

mahatma gandhi said “Tolerance is the measure of spiritual growth” so in my book you have taken a step backwards.

But in the end, it will be the future that will choose if you actions are one of spiritual concern, or plain ancient intolerance for people’s honest opinions that differ from you.

“heaven Help us the evil men do in the name of excellent”

Joe Capp
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