The tortoise had been the pet of Robert Clive, the famous British military officer in colonial India around the middle of the 18th century, a local minister in West Bengal state said.

• 孟加拉邦当地一名官员说，这只海龟是18世纪中期著名的英国军官罗伯特.；克莱夫在当时的印度殖民地饲养的宠物。