The tortoise cracked his shell and has to be hospitalized, his owner said. — -- A tight-knit Kentucky community has rallied together to support a beloved, friendly neighborhood tortoise who's ...

If you remember the scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Andy digs a hole and escapes to freedom, then you know what happened to a 200-pound tortoise before he was picked up by Dallas Animal ...

A runaway reptile was captured and taken into custody by police in Palos Verdes Estates Tuesday morning, and now an effort is underway to connect the animal with its owners. According to the Palos ...

A Baltimore woman is asking for the publicÆs help in finding her 20-year-old tortoise. Alexandra Roosevelt told 11 News that she thinks her tortoise, which is named Tortley, may have wandered off and ...

‘The Tortoise and the Flair’ 3rd book by Bayfield’s Brooke Smith A story about a friendly tortoise who likes to dress up and decorate her shell sounds like a cute children’s book, right? “The Tortoise ...

When Morton Grove Animal Control Officer Megan Glowacz goes out on a call, it typically doesn’t involve a lost 45-pound African tortoise. But that was the case on June 19 when Glowacz arrived on a ...

June 23 (UPI) --An animal control officer in a suburb of Chicago responded to an unusual call that involved her having to wrangle a 45-pound African tortoise. Morton Grove Animal Control Officer Megan ...