If you've had pets for a while and are looking for something a bit different, tortoises could be right for you. However, before you get one, there are several elements to consider. Their size varies ...

The giant tortoise clumsily stalked and ate a lesser noddy tern chick, raising questions about their herbivorous diet. kachi via Pixabay A recent event has scientists wondering if giant tortoises are ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — If you are amongst the lucky individuals that were approved to care for Arizona's most precious desert tortoises, then Arizona Game & Fish asks that you follow these simple ...

The Galápagos giant tortoise is one of the longest living creatures on earth, with a life span often reaching over 100 years, according to National Geographic. A new study has pointed to genetic clues ...

FORT BASINGER — On a scrubby landscape just beyond the reach of Kissimmee River floodwaters, holes in the ground the shape of gibbous moons signal the presence of a threatened species whose ...

THIS PHOTOGRAPH will surely shock those who think of tortoises as gentle consumers of lettuces. Though some aquatic testudines, such as terrapins, are well-known to have a taste for meat, terrestrial ...

A tortoise who had so much sex he helped save his species from extinction is retiring from his profusely procreative pursuits after fathering hundreds of offspring, wildlife officials say. Diego the ...

Students from the University of South Florida and Ringling College of Art and Design found an unusual way to spend their summer break, supporting a gopher tortoise habitat on the USF Sarasota-Manatee ...

FORT BASINGER — On a scrubby landscape just beyond the reach of Kissimmee River floodwaters, holes in the ground the shape of gibbous moons signal the presence of a threatened species whose ...