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Boy, 7, finds Kansas tortoise lost for nine months

Por: WGN-TV Nation June 08, 2023

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LENEXA, Kan. () — A runaway tortoise has found its way back home, all thanks to a 7-year-old Kansas boy. Fredericka, a 17-year-old Russian tortoise, had been gone for nine months, owner Jan Langton told Nexstar’s WDAF, noting that it’s incredible that she survived through the winter. For eight years, Langton kept her pet tortoise in a pen. “And I thought, gosh, she could have the whole backyard,” Langton said. “So, I took her, and I... + full article



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