Once fully trained, Echo will be the first dog in the United States that sniffs out gopher tortoises, according to Jones and ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

Her life spanned a tumultuous period of U.S. and world history, from Chester Arthur to Donald Trump. To San Diegans, she was a beloved local celebrity.

Move over, dogs in cute Christmas sweaters, because you've got some major competition. There is a tiny tortoise named Fajita ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

The Denver Zoo has a new arrival and asked for your help choosing a name. Now, the results are in. Meet Maple! The baby African pancake tortoise's birth was announced on June 10. The zoo then turned ...

The San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, a Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, died Nov. 20. She was estimated to be 141 years old.

Reporting from Barstow, Calif. — The sun was rising over the Mojave Desert as crews prepared to demonstrate a devastating new weapon in the war among man, bird and reptile. Standing on a windswept ...

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