It was the turtle shell which the Mute Singer used as a beggar's cup for money.

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Andrew Wamukota heads the Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee, or KESCOM, which coordinates turtle conservation and education activities along Kenya's more than 500-kilometer coastline.

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The Watamu Turtle Watch rescues turtles that are caught in fishermen's nets.

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The turtle's empty carapace, or shell, is used as decorative pieces in their homes, or as containers for holding water and food.

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Mr. HAMAYDIN: And about this time, sea turtle's eggs start to hatch.

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And three, RIM's fixation on a certain type of computer-processing technology may be the reason its smartphone innovations have slowed to a turtle's pace.

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