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This photo provided by the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit show a tortoise that had been struck and injured by a vehicle on a busy highway in San Andreas, Calif., on Aug .5, 2020. The tortoise, who has been named "Highway Pete," is being treated at a veterinary clinic in Lodi in Northern California. It had a cracked shell and deep gashes in its flesh, but is expected to make a full recovery, authorities said. (Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit via AP)

This photo provided by the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit show a tortoise that had been struck and injured by a vehicle on a busy highway in San Andreas, Calif., on Aug .5, 2020. The tortoise, who has been named "Highway Pete," is being treated at a veterinary clinic in Lodi in Northern California. It had a cracked shell and deep gashes in its flesh, but is expected to make a full recovery, authorities said. (Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit via AP)

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