Thirteen years after escaping the Sedgwick County Zoo in 2009, Rocket the runaway tortoise returns! Rocket is a 90-year-old, 500-pound tortoise and escape artist. Rocket was one of the zoo's first animals when it first opened up in the early 1970's!
Petting Zoo: Run Away Tortoise Returns
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