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Published July 11, 2010, 10:10 PM

Tortoise in New Hampshire returns home after four years

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire couple says a 25-pound pet tortoise has reappeared four years after escaping from its pen.

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire couple says a 25-pound pet tortoise has reappeared four years after escaping from its pen.

Mike and Christine Wellington said their African spur thigh tortoise named Lucy made off from their greenhouse business in Brentwood. But on Friday, the Wellingtons received a call from a neighbor half a mile up the road that Lucy had reappeared.

The Wellingtons said they're certain the tortoise is theirs because of the unusual protruding bumps on its back.

Mike Wellington said turtles of Lucy's species dig deep holes in the ground for protection in extreme weather. He says he supposes Lucy did just that to survive New Hampshire's winters the past four years.

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