Who says a tortoise can't be man's best friend?
The Arizona Game and Fish Department's wildlife center is filled, and tortoises are in need of homes.
Adoptions currently run until Sunday, Sept. 30. The tortoises vary by size and age.Ìý
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A captive male Desert Tortoise eyes some prickly pear fruit.
The friendly tortoise!
We love the Reid Zoo! I think this "little" guy wanted to play!
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Logan Purdy, 8, found this tortoise meandering down Roller Coaster Road. Photo by Jim Purdy.
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Lucas Purdy, 6, offers a poolside snack to a visiting desert tortoise. Photo by Jim Purdy.
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@alvin_thegoldenretriever meets a Desert Tortoise on the sidewalk for the first time. It was love at first sight! Photo by Monica Stewart.
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We saw this interesting visitor passing our mascot tortoise. Photo by C. Neidig.
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Desert tortoise in Catalina State Park. Photo by Greggory Mix.
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Tigger meets desert tortoise at Catalina State Park. Photo by Gregory Mix.
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Norman the TUSD tortoise likes to climb. Photo by Ellen Brownson.
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Even tortoises need to cool off on hot days! This was taken on 5/30/16. Photo by Ellen Brownson.
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Thephoto shows how small this baby desert tortoise really is. I put a make-up removal pad next to him, and it dwarfs him. Photo by Irene Baker, Vail.
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The same baby, and a larger tortoise (seen the same day at our house), in Vail, AZ. Photo by Irene Baker, Vail.
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This is Marvin. He is captive bred and has been with us 25 years. Kicking back on the back porch before dinner. Photo by Steve Douglas.
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Our desert tortoises. Photo by Brandie Cudney.
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Our desert tortoises. Photo by Brandie Cudney.
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Alfie and Zoe are mystified by this unexpected guest. Photo by Carol Howe.
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I encountered this beautiful female desert tortoise at the Sweetwater trail system in early August. Photo by Alicia Larson.
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Here's Rudy, on the move, searching for a cool corner, and something fresh and leafy to eat. Foto taken in July, 2016, by Ernesto Portillo Jr.
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Photo by Barbara Carroll.
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Came across this little guy while hiking Yetman Trail on Friday! Photo by Drea Rahn.
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Came across this little guy while hiking Yetman Trail on Friday! Photo by Drea Rahn.
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Came across this little guy while hiking Yetman Trail on Friday! Photo by Drea Rahn.
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Photo by Russell Meisner.
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This Tortoise is chomping away on it's treat of strawberry's and greens Monday September 7, 2009, in Tucson, Arizona, at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
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A desert tortoise explores its new 800-square-foot desert tortoise exhibit at Loews Ventana Canyon on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Photo by Ron Medvescek / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV.
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One of two desert tortoise explores its new 800-square-foot desert tortoise exhibit at Loews Ventana Canyon on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 in Tucson, AZ.
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Shelly, an African sulcata tortoise, far left, eats a strawberry as Titlest, middle and Mrs. T, both desert tortoises, share a stawberry in the backyard of Kat Kromminga. Kromminga's home will be featured on the Rita Ranch Garden Tour on October 10. Kromminga says she has 12 tortoises in her backyard, they were all given to her. Photo taken: Monday August 03, 2015. Mamta Popat / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV
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The male desert tortoise peeks out of his new home to take a look at the dedication ceremony of the Manzo Desert Tortoise Habitat at Manzo Elementary School. Friday April 15, 2011.
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Joanie Bruce, with her desert tortoise named Rockette, that she brought to the Blessing of the Animals service that was held at the St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Churchy Sunday November 11, 2012.
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In the process of tracking down a Gila Monster, researcher Darren Anderson comes across a desert tortoise and documents its whereabout at the Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, September 27, 2012.
Contact reporter Gloria Knott at gknott@tucson.com or 573-4235. On Twitter: @gloriaeknott
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