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Item #: SCP-XXXX "Coal Turtle"
Object Class: Safe (neutralized)
Special Containment Procedures: [A group of 6 level X security personnel are to be assigned to Site XXX. To be split into 2 teams of 3 designated CT-TXXXXA and CT-TXXXXB. All members are to be equipped with an apparatus consistent with anti-poaching operations in the local vicinity in accordance with cover story XXXX organized with the government of (redacted).
The field kit of all operatives assigned to SCP-XXXX MUST contain

• 1 flashlight with enough strength to cast a beam of at least 3 m
• 1 standard issue GPS loaded with both topographical and road maps of the area
• 1 tracking beacon linked to display on issued GPS
• 1 Disguise uniform
• 1 collapsible sign indicating a severe infestation of a poisonous plant species native to (redacted)

(Standard issue following the death of a civilian on July 21st 2002 - see incident report XXXXI02)
(No further casualties following this amendment to operative apparatus and containment procedure)

SCP-XXXX-XX was re designated SCP-XXXX following the termination of SCP-XXXX-XY. see incident report XXXXI01. Due to the nature of SCP-XXXX, the entity can be allowed to roam freely around the (redacted) region of (redacted)(redacted). The entity can be herded and discouraged from areas with the beam of a flashlight. CT-TXXXX will keep the entity a minimum of 40 km from villages and major roads in the area. The entity does not move during the day and operatives are encouraged to leave it unattended during daylight hours marked with tracking beacons and warning signs (see operative apparatus above). This practice has proven to have a positive impact on native flora and fauna within an area around SCP-XXXX approx. 200 m in diameter. ]

Description: [ SCP-XXXX is a reptilian quadruped standing 2.72 m at the tallest fixed point. The entity is enclosed in a domed shell 2.72‭ ‬m long 1.36 m tall of unknown composition. Into which it can retract its head and thick legs. head is 0.66‭ ‬m long. Neck can extend up to 2.13 m. ‭ ‬

Generally, turtles move faster than tortoises, even on land. Tortoises of the genus Gopherus have been clocked at rates 0.13 to 0.30 mph (0.05 to 0.13 m/s).

333.333333333/90cm2
porcupines are about 90 cm (36 in) long
the largest of all porcupines and can have 30,000 quills
Porcupines' quills, or spines, take on various forms, depending on the species, but all are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin,

The turtle's shell is covered in scutes that are made of keratin.
Name:

Carbonemys (Greek for "coal turtle"); pronounced car-BON-eh-miss

Habitat:

Swamps of South America

Historical Epoch:

Paleocene (60 million years ago)

Size and Weight:

About 10 feet long and one ton

Diet:

Small animals

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Large size; capacious shell; powerful jaws IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A COLOR.
Let’s get technical for a minute. Color, as we humans know it, is the result of the way light is reflected off of an object and into our eyes. Different light frequencies translate into different colors. Vantablack isn't a color, but a material. It’s made of a “forest” of tiny, hollow carbon tubes, each the width of a single atom. According to the Surrey NanoSystems website, “a surface area of [1 centimeter squared] would contain around 1000 million nanotubes.” When light hits the tubes, it’s absorbed and cannot escape—which means that actually, Vantablack is the absence of color.]

Addendum: [IRXXXXI01
07/21/01]
Addendum: [IRXXXXI02
07/14/02]
Addendum: [RNXXXXN01
Surface Area of a dome = 2 π r2
D= 2.72 m r = 1.36 m]