A 40 lb tortoise has made his way home, after a slow craw to freedom.

Willy the tortoise spent a month roaming away from home, and found his way back to Kellie Copeland-Burnup's wading pool.

According to the Associated Press, a local emergency medical services technician spotted Willy on Sunday along a rural road about five miles away. During six weeks on the run, Willy averaged .005 mph, well short of a new land speed record. The tortoise is now inside a chain-link dog kennel in Copeland-Burnup's back yard although she knows he is capable of digging under a fence.

Willy's owner says of the whole adventure, "I'll be keeping an eye on him."