The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female tortoise, tapped into her speedy side to flee flames that engulfed her backyard ...

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A California family’s pet tortoise made a slow-speed getaway that was somehow just fast enough to escape a massive shed fire that broke out when a heat lamp tipped over. Leo, a 3-year-old female ...

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FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A pet tortoise escaped a fire that destroyed the shed she lives in after a heat lamp fell and ignited her enclosure in Fullerton. The incident, which was partially captured ...

A tortoise showed off its surprising speed when a fire broke out in her shed in the backyard of a Fullerton home on Sunday, Feb. 8. Security footage shows the tortoise, named Leo, zooming to safety as ...

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