The pampered turtles were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo, a couple that is estimated to both be ...

The pampered turtles were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo, a couple that is estimated to both be about 100 years old. Mommy arrived at the zoo in 1932, but had not produced ...

After becoming a first-time mom earlier this year, she and her mate Abrazzo have added nine more hatchlings to their brood.

A mind-bending optical illusion is challenging internet users. A tortoise is perfectly camouflaged within a striped carpet.

Asharq Al Awsat Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off ...

The wildlife service decides the Sonoran desert tortoise isn't a threatened or endangered species, but finds a wide range of threats to the animals and their habitat.

The tortoise - which Sussex Police did not name - was described by officers as being about 6in (15cm) across and weighing around 6.5lbs (3kg). Its owner is "worried sick about what is happening to ...

Pet tortoise returned home after reported missing in Tarrant County Sheldon, the Sulcata tortoise, is now home with his family as of Wednesday night.

Have you ever wanted to meet one of the largest species of tortoise in the world? Well, look no further than the new, up-close experience with Metro Richmond Zoo's Galapagos giant tortoise!

Tortoise shell, or rather scales, is a horny substance that covers the hard strong covering of a bony cotexture, which covers the Testudimbricata, Linn. The lamellae or plates of this tortoise are ...