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San Diego Botanic Garden's beloved tortoise, Sam, has passed away


The Gentle Giant was a beloved therapy animal and loved by many.
Author: Jeff Zevely (Reporter)
Updated: 6:24 PM PST January 1, 2021
ENCINITAS, Calif. The San Diego Botanic Garden wants to memorialize their beloved Giant Galapagos turtle with a commemorative bench. In this Zevely Zone, I went to Encinitas to say so long to Sam.
Sam, the Giant Galapagos Tortoise, who came to live at the Garden through an amazing set of circumstances and served as a therapy animal for many years to people with special needs, died on Nov. 5, 2020.
There was nothing typical about Sam s story from the start. It gives me goosebumps that this all came together here, said Julian Duval, the San Diego Botanic Garden s President and CEO Emeritus. ....

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