The 150-pound Sulcata tortoise managed to escape from his home in Tennessee, on June 8 and roamed around for 74 days, owner Lynn Cole said. 'People are surprised to know that he's very attached to his humans and he's very happy to be home,' she said.
The 150-pound Sulcata tortoise managed to escape from his home in Ashland City, Tennessee, on June 8 and roamed around for 74 days, owner Lynn Cole told CNN.She's had the 15-year-old tortoise since he was a hatchling the size of a ping-pong ball. He's now about 36 inches long and is still growing. Also known as the African spurred tortoise, they can live for more than 100 years.These tortoises saved their species from extinction.
"On Thursday Cole got a call from a man who said he saw Solomon at a home construction site just an eighth of a mile from her house.She and her husband rushed to bring Solomon home.The tortoise was tired, hungry and caked in mud, but seems to be in good health after his odyssey. He's a vegetarian and was able to eat grass, dandelions and other flowers while he was away.She said she is taking him to the vet on Monday to be sure he's OK and is watching him like a hawk until then.
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