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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes, a photo just raises a bunch of questions.That was the case with a photo shared by California's San Bernardino County Fire Department on Friday of a German shepherd and an enormous tortoise stuck in a hole, a firefighter crouching next to them, holding a piece of lettuce."Recently SBCoFD Firefighters responded to a rescue of a German Shepherd and a turtle that were stuck in a hole in the city of Fontana," the Fire Department wrote on Twitter. "Both animals were safely removed from the hole with no harm. #Duty #Honor #Community #AllRisk." Many people had questions."I need to know why, lol," wrote Nate Charette on Twitter.Luckily, a press release soon shed some light on the unusual situation.The rescue occurred last Wednesday in the city of Fontana. Firefighters first received reports that a man and his dog had fallen into a hole. As they traveled to the scene, the man was able to extricate himself from the hole, but the dog remained trapped.The five people that made up the engine and paramedic squad that responded arrived to a strange scene. A large, 70-pound tortoise had dug a long tunnel from one property onto a neighboring property, burrowing under a concrete patio and a walkway in a Shawshank Redemption-like attempt at escape.The tortoise's name was Godzilla.Godzilla and a German shepherd by the name of Taylor were stuck in the tunnel about six feet from the tunnel's entrance. Both animals belonged to the owners of the property where the tunnel started.Firefighters believe that Taylor dragged a blanket into the tunnel and then entangled Godzilla, trapping both animals. Perhaps after Godzilla set out for freedom, Taylor just missed his friend and intended to join him.Firefighters carefully removed dirt from the area around the animals and were able to free them in about 10 minutes, using lettuce to coax Godzilla to safety."Pictured you can see the end result with both Taylor squeezing by as Godzilla crawls toward the lettuce held by our firefighter," the department explained.