The giant African sulcata tortoise, known as Titan, fled from his enclosure and made it a mile across town before he was spotted by a startled member of the public. But it took three officers to lift the 35-year-old, nine-stone pet into a van and drive him home in Kesgrave, near Ipswich. Owner Richard Aston, 35, described the incident as a 'mystery' because Titan had not broken through his shelter. There was no sign of the fence being broken and he can't jump over it – it's 3ft high,' he said. The African sulcata, or spurred tortoise, comes from the southern edge of the Sahara desert and is the third largest species of tortoise in the world.

Source: Daily Mail June 07, 2021 22:34 UTC