Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador. Of the original 15 species of giant ...

Galápagos giant tortoises are known for reaching impressive sizes. One such reptile's massive measurements blew even his ...

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

Our quarters were part of the daily migratory highway. When we sat on a small sandy patch behind the hut to eat, the tortoises would try to walk over us, almost bulldozing us out of the way.

Turtles and tortoises move too slowly to pursue active prey. Tortoises are mostly herbivores, although some species will also eat carrion. They feed on grasses, weeds, leafy greens, flowers, and some ...

Radiated and spider tortoises are critically endangered in Madagascar because of habitat destruction and poaching. They are ...

Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake. Power lines have added miles of resting perches ...

Dark gray smoke puffed into the sky behind him as Tiptoe the African sulcata tortoise crunched on the ... sometimes taking time to eat the roses (his favorite). He's made appearances at festivals ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...