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The runaway tortoise of Stearns

By Eugenia Jones, McCreary County Voice

It's not every day that the average homeowner in downtown Stearns discovers an African native munching on dandelions in his/her front yard, but that's exactly what happened earlier this week when Mary Singleton discovered a runaway African spurred thigh (sulcata) tortoise on her front lawn.

Flabbergasted upon discovering a tortoise more than twice the length of her size eight, sneakered foot, Mary watched as the hungry reptile crawled around the yard plucking grass, wild violets, and ravenously devouring yellow dandelion blooms. In addition to grass, violets, and dandelions, the tortoise enjoyed chomping on some raw cabbage given to him by Mary.

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Runaway tortoise appears in Stearns



2019-04-05 - McCreary Co., KY - Photo courtesy McCreary County Voice.
At left, Officer Raymond Little holds the tortoise. At right, homeowner Mary Singleton feeds the tortoise some raw cabbage.

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