The other day, we we were driving along our sandy road near our house and had to stop as a tortoise was crossing the road. We were a bit worried that it might get run over so picked it up and brought it back to our place. Timothy, as we called him, had a drink of water and camped on our lawn over night. We spoke with some other expats who told us that tortoises do live in the area, and although not not common, can be seen around. Some people keep them as pets. They love to eat fresh fruit and veg. The next morning, we gave him a big feed of tomato and watched as he walked off into our orchard. We are keeping an eye out for him but he hasn't been seen since - hopefully he is a bit safer in the orchard rather than out and about where dogs and cars could get him.
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