Have you ever seen tortoises running? Probably, not. However, a video is going viral which appears to show tortoises quickly 'running' in circles.?
The animated video was created using computer-generated imagery (CGI) by artist Vernon James Manlapaz and first appeared on his?Instagram?profile. The clip which has been viewed more than 16 million times, shows the tortoises 'running' in circles.
The video posted on Twitter Wednesday by an account called?@LovePower_page?with the caption "aww they're having fun!"
In the comments, many people were quick to point out that the video is animated ¡ª and that tortoises, a notoriously slow animal, cannot actually run that fast. However, viewers also reserved praise for the video's CGI for being so lifelike that managed to trick people some people into thinking it is real.
Even though the video is not real, Twitter users still had fun with it.
Manlapaz said in an interview with?Newsweek?that he was surprised to see the video go viral. He said he has received a lot of positive responses pertaining to its technical aspects, including the animation.
"I wasn't expecting it to go viral, and I don't even know who posted it," he said.