Fred emerges from half eaten potato chips and other waste - Image from The Telegraph30 year old Fred was dumped in the dirtiest way possible. In a trash can. The tortoise crawled into the bin looking for a deep, dark place to hibernate. His owner 55 year old Jane Deslandes, didn't see him and handed over the rubbish sack to the garbage collectors. When she realised Fred was gone along with it she was absolutely terrified. She went in search of Fred to the landfill site, 20 miles away, and trawled through the waste for three hours. She came home disappointed and heartbroken. But the landfill site bosses continued her search and finally found him hidden underneath 50 tons of garbage, minutes before the day's garbage was about to be buried. Now Fred is back home in his garden, happily munching on his favorite food - lettuce leaves, tomatoes and other vegetables. Jane says through a tear stained smile that she would have never been able to forgive herself if he hadn't been found. Shellshocking story that.
Tortoises and hibernation
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