Deputies in El Paso County found 72 exotic animals in harsh conditions inside a car during a traffic stop. The animals included a caracal and dozens of tortoises kept in containers described as cramped or too small.
Authorities arrested the driver, who crossed multiple state lines while transporting the animals.
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Deputies said the vehicle held 11 hedgehogs, 56 tortoises, two kinkajous, two guinea pigs, and a caracal…