Tortoise shells are not just protective armor, they are living, breathing extensions of the animal’s skeleton, complete with ...

Before your visit, discover some of Earth's most captivating creatures found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, like the ...

But they’re actually protected species, so you’re not supposed ... But if they’re a pet tortoise, like this little Russian right here, or the Sulcata, or a giant Sulcata — any of those ...

Sometimes, the best kind of escape isn’t a luxury resort or a famous beach; it’s a quiet, untouched speck of land where time ...

Emotional support animals are becoming very popular. Discover the 35 strangest emotional support animals that people actually ...

In 2015, the Galapagos authorities announced the discovery of a new species of tortoise that they called Chelonoidis donfaustoi, named after Fausto Llerena, the park ranger who for 40 years looked ...

As Indian star tortoise is a protected species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and it is a crime to either poach or keep them as pets, Vaghela was booked under the relevant sections of ...

The Center for Biological Diversity lists the monarch butterfly, the Florida panther, the desert tortoise and seven more at-risk species that right now need habitat protection. To end 50 years of ...

In celebration of the parents and the baby tortoises, the zoo has designed t-shirts with slogans that include “Never Too Late,” “Saving Species Since 1859,” and “Live Long and Grow a ...

This threatened South Asian species has a star-shaped shell and employs its bright colours as camouflage in grasslands. This is South Africa's Little Namaqualand native and is the smallest tortoise in ...