TeamZissou
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I saw this article today and thought it was interesting. This female Hermann's tortoise was hiding out in a previously collapsed building when the volcano erupted. I'm not sure it would have mattered if she got a chance to lay the egg.
Tortoise and her egg found in new Pompeii excavations
Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered the remains of a pregnant tortoise that had sought refuge in the ruins of a home destroyed by an earthquake in 62 AD, only to be covered by volcanic ash and rock when Mount Vesuvius erupted 17 years later.
phys.org