'Rocky's Home!' 100-Lb. Pet Tortoise Survives L.A. Wildfires and Reunites with His Family

Rocky's home!

Amid the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County, an Altadena family is celebrating some welcomed good news — the San Dimas Sheriff's Station recently found the family's pet tortoise alive.

The 100-pound tortoise, named Rocky, was found in a hole in the family's backyard, the sheriff's office said. The family's home was destroyed in the Eaton fire, ABC News reported.

In a video shared to Instagram by the San Dimas Sheriff's Station, a woman approaches the officers, one of whom was able to carry Rocky, and hugs each one of them. As the tortoise reunites with his family, the woman raises her arms over her head to cheer, "Yay! Rocky's home!"

Rocky is not the first tortoise to reunite with their family after surviving the L.A. fires. A Pasadena family forced to evacuate their home on Jan. 7 recently reunited with their pet. When the family evacuated, a Pasadena Humane officer helped them move their 28-year-old, 200-pound tortoise, Huckleberry, out of the house.

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Unable to find a place to evacuate with Huckleberry, the family opted to keep the tortoise at Pasadena Humane until they could adequately care for him again. The shelter announced in a Jan. 17 Instagram video that the tortoise reunited with his family after his stay there. Huckleberry is in good company; the shelter has temporarily cared for hundreds of pets since the wildfires started, helping to keep the animals and their owners safe.

Pasadena Humane's video announcing Huckleberry's return to his family shows the reptile riding a flat cart and being lifted into the back of a car.

"We were happy to give this tortoise a safe place to stay," Pasadena Humane wrote on the video. "And even happier to see him go home!"