Watch a giant tortoise rescue his overturned comrade

Wildlife footage posted online shows a giant tortoise rescue his overturned comrade in an African zoo.

The 55-second video was posted online late last month, but only attracted attention online Monday. It was not clear when the actual incident took place. At the time of publication, it had 77,000 views on YouTube.

[sharequote align="center"]"We all need a helping hand from time to time."[/sharequote]

"We all need a helping hand from time to time," commented one individual.

"That's what you call friendship," echoed another.

Watch the Wildlife Footage:

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