That's a very good innings. Poor old Speed. Better he's not in pain anymore. I read about Speed in the news. Very interesting.

I met a distant relative (edited to add - of Speed that is, not me ) called Harriet once, face to face. She lived in Australia Zoo not far away from me. She was pretty darn special too and lived a very, very long life. I posted about her on the Pets forum a long time ago. Here's a link from Au Zoo about Harriet.

Harriet - Australia Zoo
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