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POMPEII EXCAVATION UNEARTHS REMAINS OF PREGNANT TORTOISE The 14-centimeter long (5.5-inch long) Hermann’s tortoise and her egg were discovered during excavations of an area of the ancient city that, after the earthquake leveled Pompeii, was being rebuilt for the construction of public baths. Pompeii’s director general, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, said the fact that she still had her egg suggested she died before finding a safe, hospitable place to lay it. “This mosaic of relations between culture and nature, community and environment.” Tortoise and her egg found in new Pompeii excavations | The Associated Press