加州圣地亚哥的一只乌龟从10英尺高的墙头摔了下来，摔裂了龟壳，之后兽医用螺丝、扎线带和义齿材料为它进行了修复，目前它正在康复中。
A tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it.
圣地亚哥郡动物服务部门负责人丹·德斯萨称，这只90磅的非洲雄龟可能是从院子里跑出来的宠物龟。
San Diego County Animal Services Director Dan DeSousa says the male 90-pound African tortoise probably was a pet that got loose from a yard.
他表示，在它在躲避狗狗时从墙头摔了下来之后，有人发现了它。
He says it was found after falling over the wall while escaping a dog.
龟壳摔裂成了三部分。兽医在上周二进行了一次三个小时的修复手术。
The animal's shell cracked into three pieces. Veterinarians repaired it last Tuesday in a three-hour operation.
所需的4000美元费用由该郡的精神基金会承担。这只乌龟将和救援小组一起生活。
The $4,000 cost is covered by the county's Spirit Fund. The tortoise will live with a rescue group.
德斯萨表示，痊愈需要大约一年的时间，不过这只35到40岁的乌龟可能还有几十年的寿命。
DeSousa says it will take a year to heal but the 35-to 40-year-old tortoise could have many more decades of life.