Runaway tortoise reunited with family

RSPCA officers who looked after Freddie determined she was female and in her 70s – much to her owners’ surprise.

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By Alistair Mason, Press Association

An elderly tortoise has been reunited with her family after a post on Facebook.

The spur-thighed tortoise, thought to be about 75, scarpered when her owners were on holiday and was found wandering the streets in Staines, Surrey, by a member of the public.