For pet owners, aquarium goers and nature lovers, turtles are a spectacle to behold with intricate shells and long lifespans. Turtles exist in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Red-eared sliders, ...

Gramma arrived in San Diego between 1928–1931 as part of the first group of Galápagos tortoises to come to the zoo.

ENGLE, N.M. — While the average lifespan of North America’s largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century. So saving the endangered species ...

Some animals certainy outlive humans, such as reptiles, and can even reach 200 years! The San Diego Zoo shared a video of their tortoise, who just celebrated her 139th birthday and is still going ...

For pet owners, aquarium goers and nature lovers, turtles are a spectacle to behold with intricate shells and long lifespans. Turtles exist in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Red-eared sliders, ...

A Jacksonville woman's quarter-sized tortoise grew into something unexpected: a conservation movement. Now she's using her ...

The Mojave Desert Tortoise is a famous symbol of the American Southwest and one that faces something of a paradox – while the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Have you ever considered adopting a desert tortoise? They make non-traditional pets, says the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), but by caring for them in your own ...

Seeing a turtle isn’t rare in California, especially in ponds and lakes in city parks. Unfortunately, many are abandoned pets and might be species from anywhere in the world. Only one type, ...

Age makes us all move a little slower, but the world’s oldest living land animal is at least used to the pace. The title is held by a Seychelles giant tortoise by the name of Jonathan, who just ...