WHEN it comes to consumables for emergency surgery, Bunnings isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind.
But vets in San Diego in the USA headed straight to their local hardware store this week when they had to help out a wayward tortoise which had cracked its shell after falling off a wall.
The ingenious repair, which took about three hours, involved screws, zip ties and some sticky denture paste.
Apparently the 45kg African spurred tortoise was found on the ground next to the wall after escaping from a dog, with its shell cracked into three pieces.
A spokesperson for the San Diego County Animal Service said the shell will take about 12 months to heal, but the 40-year-old tortoise (below) is likely to live for many more decades.
They're just going to have to keep trying.
A US family this week welcomed the birth of their 14th child - and they are all boys.
The fact that they now almost have a full rugby team isn't much consolation to Katery and Jay Schwandt, who were sneakily hoping for a girl this time, but given their track record over the last 20 years they "didn't think it would be in the cards".
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