'Arava,' (L) a ten-year old Spurred Tortoise is fitted to her skateboard-type device in the children's section of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo on 19 August 2008. The tortoise weighs 21 kilos (44 pounds) and has been fitted with a metal plate with two small wheel under her rear legs, all fastened with straps around her shell, which enables her to move with ease. The tortoise was given to the zoo some five years ago and zoo-keepers say she can even mate since the custom skateboard overcomes the paralysis of her hind legs. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
Alon Haberkorn, a zook-keeper in the Biblical Zoon in jerusalem, lifts up 'Arava,' a ten-year old Spurred Tortoise who is fitted with her skateboard-type device on 19 August 2008 as he explains the device to some israeli children visiting the facility. The tortoise weighs 21 kilos (44 pounds) and has been fitted with a metal plate with two small wheel under her rear legs, all fastened with straps around her shell, which enables her to move with ease. The tortoise was given to the zoo some five years ago and zoo-keepers say she can even mate since the custom skateboard overcomes the paralysis of her hind legs. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
'Arava,' (R) a ten-year old Spurred Tortoise uses a skateboard-type device to move around inside the children's section of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo on 19 August 2008 as she is pursued by a male Spurred Tortoise. The tortoise weighs 21 kilos (44 pounds) and has been fitted with a metal plate with two small wheel under her rear legs, all fastened with straps around her shell, which enables her to move with ease. The tortoise was given to the zoo some five years ago and zoo-keepers say she can even mate since the custom skateboard overcomes the paralysis of her hind legs. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
'Arava,' (L) a ten-year old Spurred Tortoise uses a skateboard-type device to move around inside the children's section of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo on 19 August 2008 as she is pursued by a male Spurred Tortoise (R). The tortoise weighs 21 kilos (44 pounds) and has been fitted with a metal plate with two small wheel under her rear legs, all fastened with straps around her shell, which enables her to move with ease. The tortoise was given to the zoo some five years ago and zoo-keepers say she can even mate since the custom skateboard overcomes the paralysis of her hind legs. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
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