Tortoise in The Elephant

20 March 11

Posted at 2:05

Tamiola the Tortoise Tamiola and Family

I worked in West Yorkshire last Thursday and Friday. As I had an hour to kill before my train home I popped into The Elephant and Castle opposite Wakefield Westgate station. I was keen to have yet another really decent pint for the amazing price of £2.20 !! I sat down next to some friendly looking souls, said hello and then noticed what I first thought was a little clockwork tortoise scooting round the table. I was soon advised that it was in fact a real baby tortoise just three weeks old. Her name I believe was Tamiola. I learnt that we know she's a female due to her non indented under belly shell (although having done a little further research I understand the length of tail is a better indicator). I don't think I've ever come across someone taking their tortoise to the pub before. Being up North I may not have been surprised to see the odd whippet or even a homing pigeon but would never have banked on a tortoise. I enquired why Tamiola had been brought to the pub on a Friday afternoon and was advised that you wouldn't leave a three week old tortoise at home alone with nobody to talk to, would you? Fair point!I felt obliged to get my camera out and record the occasion which lead on to requests for a few shots of Tamiola's 'family'. Well I passed a jolly hour in the Elephant before catching my train home which rounded of a very enjoyable day. More on that in a future post.

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