Usain Bolt of tortoises races to world record
Friday, 11 September 2015
The Usain Bolt of the tortoise world has raced into the record books as the fastest ever.
Bertie, from Adventure Valley in County Durham, covered 18ft (5.48m) in 19.59 seconds - smashing the previous best of 43.7 seconds, which stood since 1977.
He clocked his time in July last year, but the achievement has now been ratified and appears in the new edition of the Guinness Book of Records.
Owner Janine Calzini said he could be tempted to make another attempt on TV.
She added: "He's just like the real-life Usain Bolt as he loves the attention his run has brought and meeting people.
"They're amazed when they see how fast he moves.
"He lives with his girlfriend, Shelly, but she's the opposite as she hides away," according to BBC.
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