Tortoise sparks police operation while crossing road in Germany
Reptile 'ignored other road users, blocked the road and did not let himself be unnecessarily rushed, consistently disregarding all traffic rules'
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Your support makes all the difference.A tortoise sparked a police operation in Germany after causing mayhem while trying to cross a busy road.
Motorists were forced to emergency brake to avoid hitting the creature, thought to be about 70 years old, as it walked into the middle of a busy junction in the Rodenkirchen district of Cologne.
Police, who were called to the scene at about 2.30pm on Monday, said the reptile “ignored other road users, blocked the road and did not let himself be unnecessarily rushed, consistently disregarding all traffic rules”.
Officers took the “sprightly senior” into custody temporarily before he was transferred to an animal shelter.
It is believed the male tortoise was either abandoned or had managed to escape from an enclosure after waking from hibernation.
According to the police, the tortoise was in good health apart from a damaged shell and claws which were too long.
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