 TAMANO, Okayama Prefecture--A female Aldabra giant tortoise named “Abu,” missing for two weeks, was found by a family at a forest near Shibukawa Zoo on the afternoon of Aug. 16. The 35-year-old female, named Abuh and measuring around one metre (three feet) in length, steamed out of the Shibukawa Animal Park in Okayama prefecture in early August having been allowed to walk freely around the zoo during opening hours. After a failed search to find the missing reptile, the zoo offered a reward of 500,000 yen ($4,500) to anyone who could find her. This strategy apparently worked as a “sharp-eyed local bounty hunter” located the tortoise in nearby shrubbery a mere 140 meters (460 feet) from the zoo. Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun is reporting a different story, claiming that Abuh was discovered by a family in a forest just 50 meters (165 feet) from the entrance of the zoo on top of a steep slope. According to Shibukawa Zoo officials, the family from Okayama city found Abu and came to the zoo at around 2 p.m. to report finding her. Advertisement 
 
 All that said, Abuh is now back in the hands of her handlers and doing quite well, munching on pears and watermelons as if nothing happened. (Photo: AFP/Handout) 
 
 "We were so relieved that she came back safely as she is so popular among children," said zoo staffer Yoshimi Yamane, describing Abuh - who weighs 55 kilogrammes (121 pounds) - as having a "gentle" disposition. Advertisement 
 
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 "We will try to take new measures so that this won't happen again," Yamane added, without giving details. The incident was the second time in less than a month that Abuh had disappeared.
– The top speed of a giant tortoise on dry land, according to Gizmodo, is about 0.17mph. That turned out to be great news for Japan's Shibukawa Animal Park, which had a 121-pound Aldabra giant tortoise named Abuh escape earlier this month. Channel News Asia reports Abuh is allowed to wander around the zoo during operating hours. But on Aug. 1, the 35-year-old tortoise wandered right on out, according to the Asahi Shimbun. Aldabra giant tortoises can survive for months without food or water, but the zoo was anxious to have Abuh back and was offering a $4,500 reward for her safe return. The Asahi Shimbun reports Abuh was returned Wednesday after a family spotted her on a steep hill in a forest 160 feet or so from the zoo. But Channel News Asia states the tortoise was found in some bushes nearly 500 feet from the zoo. Regardless, Abuh didn't make it far. The zoo says she appears healthy and has been eating pears and watermelon since her return. "We were so relieved that she came back safely as she is so popular among children," zoo staffer Yoshimi Yamane says, per Gizmodo. Yamane says the zoo will try to take steps to prevent Abuh from escaping in the future, as this was actually her second disappearing act in a month.