Escaped Tortoise Found One Month Later 3 Miles Away – After Going On The Run At 0.004 Mph

Escaped Tortoise Found One Month Later 3 Miles Away – After Going On The Run At 0.004 Mph

Escaped Tortoise Found One Month Later 3 Miles Away – After Going On The Run At 0.004 Mph Sallyanne Brooksbank with her Hermann’s tortoise – SWNS A tortoise that had been missing for a month after escaping her garden was found three miles away—having gone on the run at a brisk pace of 0.0041 miles per hour. The Hermann’s tortoise named Matilda managed to scale a zucchini plant to pull off her daring escape and slow getaway in early July. The 10-year-old reptile then managed to negotiate several neighbor’s’ fences, dodge cars while crossing a road, and traverse a stream in the Leicestershire countryside of England. Owner Sallyanne Brooksbank said she’d given up hope of seeing Matilda again after a month without any sightings. But the tiny runaway reptile, which is barely the size of a saucer, was discovered last week in a field by pedestrians who were concerned about its safety so brought it into a local clothing shop. Sallyanne then spotted her missing tortoise on Facebook when the shopkeepe…