“The long-term survival of the Sonoran desert tortoise is severely threatened by ever-increasing losses of habitat due to ...

The online community is rallying around Desert Drifter (34), a dedicated desert adventurer and professional guide from Grand Junction, Colorado, who reportedly sustained severe injuries in an accident ...

Desert tortoise hydration challenge. Image via Pexels The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) stands as a living symbol of the Mojave Desert’s ancient resilience, with individuals capable of living ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, the Greatest Spectacle in Tortoise Racing returns to the Indianapolis Zoo with the Zoopolis 500. In this race, slow and steady gets the snack. Organizers say ...

Her classmates also celebrated with a pizza party. Mojave Max, Southern Nevada's beloved desert tortoise, has set a new record for the latest emergence from brumation, coming out of his burrow on ...

Thirty-four years after the crews of eight Army Apache helicopters fired the first shots of Operation Desert Storm, the helicopter crews were awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses for the mission ...

And their family continues to grow. A zoo press release sent via email proudly announced that three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises — all male — recently hatched. This means ...

PHILADLEPHIA (WPVI) -- History hatched twice. The Philadelphia Zoo's famous Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, named Mommy and Abrazzo, are proud parents again! Both are nearly 100 years old.

Kids when you’re 100? Not a problem for these four-legged centenarians. The Philadelphia Zoo announced its oldest residents — Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo — are proud ...

You can find her on X @afekki Languages: English. Arabic. French. The outdoor ski resort in a desert country known for being one of the hottest in the world symbolizes the ambition of Crown Prince ...

The Desert Wildlife Center is just days away from its grand opening. But before that happens, News Channel 3's Peter Daut got an exclusive sneak peak of the new, state-of-the-art facility in Indio ...