Tortoise Named Crush Struts Her Stuff Down Dyckman: See It

INWOOD, NY — The variety of people, animals, and happenings in Inwood is vast, but you still might not expect to see a tortoise named Crush walking down Dyckman Street. However, that's exactly what happened over the weekend.

Luke Paulino was out for a walk with his partner when they bumped into Crush on the corner of Nagle Avenue and Dyckman Street.

The 13-year-old tortoise was strutting her stuff through Inwood on Sunday.

"She was very friendly and loves eating her apple, walking away, and then coming back to eat her apple again," Paulino told Patch.

The uptown tortoise is named after Crush from the movie "Finding Nemo." If anybody is unfamiliar with the animated turtle — here is a visual.

Here's a collection of tortoise fun facts — because why not!

• Tortoises have been on earth for over 200 million years, longer than lizards, birds, and mammals.
• Tortoises can live to be over 100 years old, with the oldest ever believing to have lived until 175.
• A group of tortoises is called a Creep, but most tortoises generally prefer to live alone.
• The scales on a tortoise shell are called Scutes.
• Tortoise's smell with their throats.