Have you ever considered the idea of owning tortoises as pets? If you have, this guide is for you. Deciding to get a tortoise ...

Feed your tortoise a few different choices of veggies each day. Timothy hay that is chopped up should be added to keep your tortoise's beak trimmed and for the additional fiber.

New Study Finds Desert Tortoises Are Two Different Species, Increasing Need for Protection LOS ANGELES— A scientific paper released today formally splits the desert tortoise into two species, a ...

When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos, researchers were shocked.

In fact, the two species evolved millions of years apart. The western tortoises are part of the oldest giant tortoise lineage in the Galápagos, which evolved about 1.74 million years ago.

Today, not counting hatchlings, she has 47 tortoises and turtles across 12 different species. Over the years, her interest in critically endangered species grew.

One of the desert's most iconic denizens, the tortoise has been in peril for decades as urban growth wipes out habitat and temperatures rise.

ENGLE, N.M. — While the average lifespan of North America’s largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century.

The baby African pancake tortoise's birth was announced on June 10. The zoo then turned to TODAY.com readers to select the ...

No two Radiated Tortoises are alike—each shell tells its own story. In the heart of Madagascar’s Spiny Forest, a trio of Malagasy herpetologist ladies are rewilding these critically endangered ...

The tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat should be put on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said as they prepared to sue the U.S. government over the issue.