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A morning shoot in Ulverston, Cumbria. Pet shop Little Beasties Ulverston revealed on Facebook that the beloved pet had been handed in and returned to his owners. Photograph: Rob Sutherland/AlamyView image in fullscreenA morning shoot in Ulverston, Cumbria. Pet shop Little Beasties Ulverston revealed on Facebook that the beloved pet had been handed in and returned to his owners. Photograph: Rob Sutherland/AlamyPetsSlow news: Cumbria tortoise found a mile from home nine months after going missingLeonardo, who went on the run from his home in Ulverston, covered distance at pace of about 6 metres a dayJamie GriersonTue 29 Apr 2025 10.49 BSTLast modified on Tue 29 Apr 2025 10.50 BSTShareWhen Leonardo the tortoise went missing from his home in Cumbria nine months ago, his owners feared the worst.But the intrepid testudine has been found about a mile from his home in Ulverston – covering the distance at an average pace of 6 metres a day.Pet shop Little Beasties Ulverston revealed on Facebook that the beloved pet had been handed in and returned to his owners.The store posted on Facebook: “We have some fantastic news. We have found the owner of the tortoise that was handed in at the start of the week. His name is Leonardo.“He went missing from his home in July last year so has been missing for nine months. His owners searched all over for him but sadly feared the worst when he wasn’t found. They couldn’t believe it when they heard the news and were really pleased he was found safe and healthy.”Allow Facebook content?This article includes content provided by Facebook. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'.Allow and continueThe BBC reported that after a social media campaign a dog walker spotted Leonardo walking down a street and took him to the pet shop, where staff helped track down his owner, Rachel Etches.Etches told the broadcaster: “It was totally my fault; we were out in the garden, we’d just had our second child, I got a bit distracted and he just wandered off out of our sight.”“He’s led a very comfortable life for 13 years under a heat lamp in my house, so we didn’t think he was going to survive the winter being out for the first time.”Leonardo reportedly previously escaped a few years ago but was found again a couple of days later.“They’re very adventurous beings, they always test the boundaries of wherever they’re put,” Etches told the BBC.Etches believes Leonardo must have gone into hibernation for winter and went on the move again once the weather started to improve.Explore more on these topicsPetsCumbrianewsShareReuse this content

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