Plodding getaway of the tortoise aged 100
A FUGITIVE 100-year-old tortoise has been found a week after leaving home – having travelled a mile at an average speed of just 0.006mph. Treasured pet Fred was spotted making his way down a country lane by a passing motorist who picked him up after nearly running him over.
Fred, a 100-year-old tortoise escaped for a week and travelled one mile
http://the-nelion.co.ke/16-cat/casino_35.html The good Samaritan took the centenarian home before seeing an article in the local paper about a tortoise having gone missing amid fears he had been stolen.
does ivermectin kill demodex mites in dogs The man then returned Fred to his owners Terry Phelps, 86 and his wife Sue, 73, who had been worried since the pet went absent 168 hours earlier.
Wendlingen am Neckar david strauss mybookie In that time he had made it just one mile from their home in Blackfield, near Southampton, Hants.
buy priligy in usa Mr Phelps, a scout leader, who has had Fred for more than 30 years, said: “I can’t thank Fred’s saviour enough.
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“I hadn’t had a full night’s sleep since he went missing.”
The motorist, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “He was right in the middle of the carriageway and I almost ran him over.
“I’m very glad I picked him up and didn’t just leave him there.”
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