A tortoise has marked her 80th birthday in style by being given a lifetime achievement award from a Leicestershire attraction ...

For the first time in 150 years and after more than 50 years of conservation efforts, the number of saddleback giant tortoises (Chelonoidis ephippium) seems set to recover unaided on Pinzón ...

HERMANN, Mo. – A trolley carrying dozens of people crashed Saturday morning near Hermann, Missouri, injuring 32 passengers, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred ...

Thomas, the 200-pound tortoise, recently visited the Rotary Club of St. Francisville and Bains Lower Elementary School, guided by handlers Cecil and Lauren Garaudy, of Denham Springs. The father ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Two adults, three dogs and a tortoise have been displaced after a house fire in the River Walk section of Chesapeake on Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a ...

The zoo announced that the four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises born in February have been named Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia after more than 13,000 people voted. Chief Justice Roberts ...

(WPHL) — For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family. The zoo officially debuted four critically endangered ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said ...

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Long snakes, small lizards and large-shelled tortoises were the stars of the weekend HERPS Exotic Reptile & Pet Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The popular event, held March 1-2, attracted ...