Couple Thought They Had Dug Up An Ancient Roman Relic Until It Began To Move

What Was It?

Whey they took what they thought was a relic in their hands, they were in awe to see what it actually was. This was something the two did not anticipate on discovering at all in their backyard. It was, in fact, an animal that was fairly common to the area. The couple was so shocked to have dug this out from the rocks. They immediately called for a vet to check on it. So what was it?