A recent tortoise weigh-in event saw 41 tortoises, and a terrapin, receive complimentary health checks. The event, staged at the United Reformed Church in Bury on Saturday, April 26, saw proud owners ...

It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents and the "Golden" moment is now ...

The tortoise has been a resident of the Philadelphia Zoo for nearly 93 years — her zoo anniversary is coming up later in April. She is now the first of her species to give birth in the zoo's ...

A new study published in Plos One by the Royal Veterinary College has revealed the most common health disorders of tortoises ...

Four critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo on Wednesday ...

(COURTESY OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO) Mommy is considered one of the most genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP).

An endangered giant tortoise has become the oldest first-time mom of her species after having her first babies at around 100 years old. Philadelphia Zoo recently hatched eggs laid by an elderly ...