Motorists along US in Kinston Monday afternoon may have been a little distracted by the sight of a 200-pound, 60-year-old tortoise named Franklin grazing on the grass just off the busy highway. Franklin belongs to Randy Gallagher, a resident of Sunset Beach, NC, who has had Franklin for roughly 45 years-- nearly all his life. Gallagher encouraged bystanders to give the African Sulcata tortoise a friendly smooch. Gallagher operates a turtle rescue in Sunset Beach and takes his tortoises out for public viewings across the nation to raise money for their care.
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