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Tortoise found nearly three miles from home after 16 days on the run

  • A tortoise named Shelly went missing from Shillingford Abbott on July 9 and was found near the Orange Elephant ice cream parlour 16 days later.
  • Nick Phillips, Shelly's owner, stated that she was spotted by a farmer who initially thought she was a rock.
  • Phillips mentioned that they tried various foods to regain Shelly's appetite, like runner beans and cabbage, but she showed little interest.
  • Becky, Phillips' daughter, remarked that Shelly can travel nearly a mile a day and may have escaped by clawing under her pen's chicken wire.
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A Runaway Tartaruga Was Found 16 Days Ago, Ending an Adventure of Almost Five Kilometers.

For 16 days Shelley's owners searched her everywhere. She finally appeared close to a gelatarian. She was well, she had gone 4,5km, but she didn't want the usual food: salads.

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Look: Lost tortoise turns up at ice cream parlor after 16 days on the loose

A tortoise who escaped from her family's home in an English town was found more than two weeks later outside an ice cream parlor nearly 3 miles from home.

·Washington, United States
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Tortoise found three miles from home after going on the run for 16 days

A tortoise that went on the run for 16 days after escaping from its pen in Devon has been found near an ice cream parlour

·London, United Kingdom
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Tortoise found 2.8 miles from home after 16 days on the run

Shelly, a leopard tortoise, was initially mistaken for a ‘big rock’ when a farmer in Devon discovered her

·London, United Kingdom
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Runway Devon tortoise found after 16-day adventure

Shelley the tortoise is back home after she was found 2.8 miles (4.5km) away.

·United Kingdom
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Devon LiveDevon Live

Escaped tortoise found near Devon landmark after 16 days

Shelley the tortoise had travelled an impressive three miles

·Devon, United Kingdom
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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