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One of the latest tortoise bodies found in Ashclyst Forest in Devon. Police are quizzing a man in his 50s after a total of nine toirtoise bodies were recovered from the area

Corpses of more giant tortoises are found in Devon as death toll rises to nine while police interview man in his 50s

Police have questioned a man about the deaths of seven valuable giant…

Probe after seven giant tortoises found dead in woods

Police and an animal charity are investigating after seven giant tortoises were…
An Aldabra giant tortoise. A police investigation is under way, while the neighbouring village of Broadclyst has been gripped by speculation over how the reptiles perished ¿ transforming this sleepy forest into a crime scene (File Photo)

How did seven giant tortoises from a remote island in the Seychelles end up dead more than 5,000 miles away in a sleepy forest in Devon?

The collective noun for tortoises is a ‘creep’ — and, in the…