Back at Twentynine Palms, Ken Nagy, a professor emeritus in biology from UCLA studying the reproductive habits of the reptiles, held a baby tortoise in one hand, its shell still soft.
Eyes rolling to the sky she acted to repair the damage as fast as a human can act, which is like being a fast tortoise running against a nimble hare, when compared with the speed of bots.
Despite the fact that the U.S. is returning, albeit at a tortoise pace, to some of its gritty manufacturing roots, China remains the go-to spot for imports.