Meet Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise who, at an estimated 192 to 193 years old in 2025, is officially the world’s oldest living land animal. Remarkably, he may be even older than documented, ...

Runner Yared Nuguse, who grew up in Louisville, embraces the irony of having a tortoise as a pet. He serves as a reminder to ...

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Mitch Loflin, a set decoration coordinator who grew up in North Carolina, said he used a portion of the prize money to buy ...

In this episode, we visit Florida Iguana & Tortoise Breeders to meet one of the largest tortoises on the planet - a living dinosaur-sized Galapagos tortoise. Plus, we get up close with rare Cyclura ...

At nearly 200 years old, Jonathan the tortoise holds the title for the world's oldest known living land animal and this month, he was also named the oldest tortoise ever! Jonathan's actual ...

The world’s oldest Sunday newspaper was acquired this week by Tortoise Media, a six-year-old startup that hopes to reinvigorate the reportedly loss-making title. It will start by providing it ...

In a remarkable turn of events at the Philadelphia Zoo, Mommy, a centenarian western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise, has laid her first eggs. This event marks a significant milestone for ...

Credit: Philadelphia Zoo According to the zoo, Mommy is also the oldest first-time mom of her species. The first baby tortoise hatched on Feb. 27, and the animal care team is still monitoring eggs ...

One nearly century-old tortoise has been a fixture of the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 — and now she’s living up to her name. Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...