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

When it comes to tortoises, Mr. Drew says many people think they will be easy pets, because they don’t require much work. But ...

Age makes us all move a little slower, but the world’s oldest living land animal is at least used to the pace. The title is held by a Seychelles giant tortoise by the name of Jonathan, who just ...

One Galápagos tortoise lived 141 years, turning quiet meals and slow steps into a legacy of care, memory, and conservation for us. The post The Remarkable Life of a Galápagos Tortoise Who Became a Zoo ...

PHILADELPHIA — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off ...

Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid Conservancy of Southwest Florida An act of vandalism could have a ...

After nearly 50 years living on a kitchen floor in New Jersey and eating a diet of mainly cat food, Rockalina the turtle was ...

(KSWB/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

A Halfmoon woman has been arrested following an investigation into an animal abuse complaint, according to the Saratoga ...

After the adoption of Carmen San Diego, a sulcata tortoise, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter has found homes for all 103 animals ...

The California zoo invited fans of the late Galápagos tortoise to enjoy one of her favorite snacks, a "generous, fruit-filled salad," in her honor San Diego Zoo/I/nstagram Gramma, the Galápagos ...