150-pound tortoise found strolling in Los Angeles suburb
150-pound tortoise found strolling in Los Angeles suburb
This Aug. 2, 2014 photo provided by the Alhambra Police Department shows a giant 150-pound tortoise who was found wandering the streets of Alhambra, Calif. (AP/Alhambra Police Department)
ALHAMBRA, Calif. At least officers didn't have to issue a speeding ticket when they spotted a giant tortoise ambling down a street in suburban Los Angeles.
Police in Alhambra say they found the 150-pound reptile Saturday afternoon. It took two officers to heft the creature into a patrol car so they could take it to the local police station.
Police then turned over the reptile to animal control authorities.
Giant tortoises are not indigenous to the Los Angeles area.
Authorities are asking anyone whose big tortoise went missing this weekend to contact them.
They say the reptile has some distinctive markings. They aren't revealing them for now, however, to ensure that whoever claims the tortoise is its rightful owner
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I hope the owner claims it soon.
I luv turtles.
I'll take him if no one claims him/her.
If you can give the correct description, it's yours!!! I could see Wiki riding on it's back!!!
Well I guess the Hare will win that race!!!
His name is Touche', and he answers to it. Wiki is his long lost love.