In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact — although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...
When U.S. officials wanted to keep people from littering, they enlisted a cartoon owl named "Woodsy," and to help prevent forest fires, they recruited a bear by the name of "Smokey." These days the ...
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Kids Can Press said "we strongly condemn" the use of Franklin the Turtle to contradict values of "kindness, empathy, and inclusivity." ...
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