Today, tortoises are being rewilded and recognized for both their inherent worth and benefits to local ecosystems and ...

Imagine blowing out candles on your 100th birthday cake—only to realize you’d still be a teenager if you were a Greenland ...

There are few things more tragic than the extinction of an entire species, but the end of the Pinta Island tortoise hits harder than most others.

This week’s Nature Smart topic from Stan Tekiela is all about the Galapagos tortoise. To read this story in full check out this week’s Messenger. https ...

Mr. Potato Head, the El Paso Zoo's oldest resident, has revitalized digs, where he can roam on fresh grass, take a muddy dip in a wallow or stroll into his re-roofed barn to cool down on a straw bed.

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months, ...