Missing tortoise found alive after 30 years, and more

A tortoise has been found alive after being locked in a storeroom for more than 30 years.

Missing tortoise found alive after 30 years

A tortoise has been found alive after being locked in a storeroom for more than 30 years. Manuela the tortoise disappeared in 1982 from her home in Rio de Janeiro. When her owner recently died, his children cleaned out a storage room and found Manuela, alive, in a cardboard box. “We are all thrilled to have Manuela back,” says Lenita Almeida, “but none of us can understand how she managed to survive.” A local veterinarian says that red-footed tortoises can live for years without food, and thinks Manuela survived by eating bugs and licking condensation.

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