The Misadventures Of A Brooklyn Tortoise & Flock Of Sheep End On A Happy Note arrow The flock of young sheep were transported to an animal sanctuary in New Jersey. Meantime, Doris the tortoise is back home in Brooklyn. NYPD Special Ops/Laura Torres The separate misadventures of a pet tortoise and flock of lambs came to an end on Friday, with authorities corralling the animals and bringing them to sanctuary safe and sound. The case of "Doris" the tortoise began ten days ago after the four-legged African Leopard Tortoise split from her Bay Ridge home after the gate had been left open. The owner, Laura Torres, organized neighborhood search groups and posted a reward for the return of the animal. A Facebook page dubbed "Tortoise Lost in Brooklyn" was also created. The hard-shell animal somehow lumbered her way to Staten Island (by swimming or crossing the Verrazano Bridge is anyone's guess), surviving all those days on who knows what.