Whether you’re a tortoise enthusiast or simply curious about these remarkable reptiles, here are ten intriguing facts about ...

She named the tortoise after its species name, and Redfoot — now 22 — has been with her ever since. ... Each is identifiable by distinctive body features or patterns on their shells.

On July 8, 1965, an anonymous box turtle received the moniker L2, a nod to the notch placed on the second scute (geometric pattern) on his left shell. The first Earth Day wouldn’t take place for five ...

At prominent individual’s graves from the Stone Age period, tortoise shells regularly appear. There’s evidence that humans had frequented the Manot Cave since at least 50,000 years ago.

On its website, the zoo said the species gets its name as a result of a pattern on their shells, "which have star-patterned stripes radiating from the center."For the Zoopolis race, the tortoises ...