A 90-year-old tortoise is going twice its normal speed after being fitted with a set of wheels.
一只90岁的乌龟装上“车轮腿后,爬行速度达到了原来的两倍。
The animal, called Mrs T, was facing a grim future after a rat chewed off her two front legs while she was hibernating, but her owners glued the wheels from a model aircraft onto her shell.
这只乌龟名叫T夫人,她的一对前腿是在冬眠时被老鼠啃掉的,可能要面对悲惨的未来。所幸,主人给她在龟壳上安装了飞机模型用的轮子。
"It was like fitting her with a turbo charger - she's going double the speed she used to," said owner Jude Ryder. "She uses her back legs to push herself along. She seems quite happy, but it's difficult to tell with a tortoise."
主人裘德•莱德说:“轮子就像涡轮增压机,使她现在走路的速度比原来快了一倍。她爬行时靠后腿发力,而且看上去非常开心,只是作为一只乌龟,她没法跟我们分享这种喜悦。
The 56-year-old was horrified when she went to check on her ancient pet last month and found her front legs had been eaten in the rat attack.
莱德现年56岁,上个月,她去查看年迈的宠物龟时大吃一惊,发现两条龟前腿已经被老鼠啃掉了。
Her local vet battled to save Mrs T, but feared she would not survive without being mobile. After running up a £1,000 vet bill, Mrs Ryder turned to her mechanical engineer son Dale, 37, for help.
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