On an ordinary afternoon, it’s certainly not unusual to see a person walking their dog down the street. But a tortoise? That's not something you see every day.
Sure, we’ve seen fascinating interactions between humans and animals before, including an adorable choreographed routine performed by a horse and a group of line dancers. Some other filmed animal encounters are also memorably hilarious, like the time a beluga whale unintentionally scared a young boy.
Yet, what some Tokyo residents captured with Twitter photos may have greater shock value to many. The photos show an unidentified man walking his enormous tortoise down the street. On one particular day, these two unexpected friends even wore matching ensemble.
Shockingly, this Toyko man isn’t the only person ever spotted walking a tortoise. Robert Shapiro, who founded Social Tees Animal Rescue in 1991, has been seen in New York City’s East Village taking his African spurred tortoise, Speed Bump, on afternoon walks. Of course, many people stop to stare.
“His name is Speed Bump because he does stop traffic — foot traffic, specifically, occasionally a car,” Shapiro says in the video below. “It is the only time, other than when the Mets win the World Series or there is a blizzard, that New Yorkers of all different walks of life will speak to each other.”
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It was just an ordinary day in Tokyo when residents spotted this man walking a tortoise. Some took photos and shared them on Twitter.
The man and the tortoise, believed to be a African spurred tortoise, walked side-by-side.
On one occasion they even wore matching ensembles.
This owner must be pretty patient since tortoises are exceptionally slow animals. They move slower than 1mph.
This Tokyo man isn't the only person who enjoys a stroll with a reptile. Look at Robert Shapiro, below, who walks Speed Bump in New York City.
