California tortoise with cracked shell gets $4,000 repair

Saturday, April 21, 2018

SAN DIEGO -- A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it.

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