Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the ...

The Living Planet Aquarium brought a baby Hermann's Tortoise to predict the winner of the big game.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises that were swept ...

Water turtles require more extensive care and are recommended to be kept outdoors to help duplicate it's natural environment, ...

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from ...

Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about ...

Sanctuary staff, members of the community and even police officers joined together in a rescue operation, wading through the water with large containers to collect the bewildered tortoises.

They should also avoid areas with large tortoise populations, she said. Kevin Emmerich, co-founder of Basin Range and Watch, said relocating desert tortoises doesn’t always work, because it’s ...