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"The condition of the tortoise isn't great, she has a little shell rot on her shell, and a lot of the spurs on her legs are missing," Gabby said.

The tortoise’s shell is constructed of the carapace, the top of the shell, and the plastron, which is the bottom. The sections are fused together on the sides by a bony bridge.

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