130yr Old Tortoise Dies After Being Bitten On The Leg by A Rat

Thomas (pictured above), who was Britain's oldest resident, has died aged 130 - after being bitten by a rat. (lol)

He was born in 1882 and was pulled out of the rubble of a bomb-hit house in Essex in 1945.

The reptile had to be put down by owner June Le Gallez after being attacked by a rat in the back garden of her home in Guemsey.

He survived two World Wars & five monarchs. May his soul Rest In Peace