Heroic Tortoise Saves Friend With Ridiculously Heartwarming Act (VIDEO)

When it comes down it, we all want to be like this tortoise. The kind of person that goes around saving lives and doing good deeds just for the hell of it. But the unfortunate reality is that we can't all be heroes. And that's what this tortoise is. (via Unique Daily)

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[Dnietz]

12:35 AM on 06/24/2010

as usual

the rabbit is nowhere to be seen, when the moment counts

[edified]

07:26 PM on 06/22/2010

That was awesome!

[ryker88]

01:16 PM on 06/18/2010

Many years ago when I was a kid we were on vacation. We were driving on a rural road in then south. Suddenly, my dad stopped the car, and turned around and went back a couple of hundred feet. He got out of the car, went to the side of the road, picked up an upside down turtle and took it several yards into the woods. He then got back in the car and said simply, "There's nothing more helpless than a turtle on its back," and we drove off. He taught me so much about so many things, including compassion. I miss him.

[TomJoad1965]

03:14 PM on 06/21/2010

Good man, good father!

[mostlyharmless]

03:19 PM on 06/21/2010

if only we had all been taught that any life, not matter how humble, is valuable . . . thanks for sharing!

[KIVPossum]

07:18 AM on 06/18/2010

Sweet. Shows animals have a lot more understanding and reasoning that we give them credit.

[choot]

01:47 AM on 06/18/2010

Phew!

[Navy26Yrs]

04:45 PM on 06/17/2010

Another stellar tortoise vid - got to love it.

[rivahcat]

12:33 PM on 06/17/2010

This shows that animals are not operating solely on instinct, as though they were on autopilot. They have thoughts and emotions; they just have a harder time communicating them to us dumb humans.

[Daws]

11:32 AM on 06/17/2010

Awwww!!!

[TommyJackson]

09:58 AM on 06/17/2010

He sure took his sweet time while his buddy was laying there helpless...

[OC4Obama4Pres]

06:24 PM on 06/17/2010

He's a turtle. How fast was he supposed to move?

[babyboomerorig]

09:44 AM on 06/17/2010

Wow! I found myself trying to help push him upright....

[Le Samurai]

06:23 AM on 06/17/2010

these tortoises act like a pair of stoned teenagers. the slow suluggish behaviour. you can almost hear the one say "dude flip me over before my mom gets home from work"

by the way. WHY DOESN'T THE GUY FILMING FLIP THE POOR ANIMAL OVER? WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS PHIL COLLINS?

[simplystunned]

06:54 AM on 06/18/2010

Who do you think flipped him over in the first place?

[godoutofgov]

02:39 AM on 06/17/2010

Awww, after watching this video, I will be wearing my turtle necklace with extra turtle affection tomorrow :)

[JacklynD]

01:56 AM on 06/17/2010

That was great and sweet.

[Lantzali]

01:52 AM on 06/17/2010

I'm thinking he was the one responsible for flipping her in the first place. Damned decent of him though.

[edified]

07:25 PM on 06/22/2010

;-)))

[KJLSanDiego]

01:50 AM on 06/17/2010

Aww! I freaking love turtles!