Watch out, Mr. Hare, this tortoise has a wheel. A 12-year-old African tortoise that recently had its front left leg amputated due to injury is now moving just fine, thanks to a swiveling wheel attached to his shell by doctors at Washington State University’s veterinary hospital. The 23-pound tortoise, named Gamera after the giant flying turtle of the old Japanese monster movies, is gaining weight and generally thriving with his new appendage. “I don’t know whether he’d pass the hare, but he moves around very well,” said Charlie Powell, spokesman for WSU’s veterinary hospital in Pullman. The nearly teenage mutant turtle is particularly good at moving toward food and has gained 3 pounds since the wheel was attached, Powell said/Nicholas Geranios, AP. More here.

Question: Do you think Gamera is related to Ganesha?