A 70-pound tortoise survived a greenhouse fire in Worland that it was responsible for. Firefighters say the blaze was started ...

Normally, tortoises are pictured as moving really slowly, but one backyard pet in the suburbs left that idea in the dust. After an adventure outside his yard, the escape artist named "Flip-Flop" is ...

WHAT WAS INSIDE THAT COOLER. WELL, HAVE YOU MET ALBIA NEWEST POLICE OFFICER? YEAH. SHE’S NOT YOUR TYPICAL RECRUIT, OFFICER. BONSAI IS AN HONORARY POLICE TORTOISE. YOU CAN SEE HER THERE. JUST CREEPING ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – It’s been days since Belleville resident Becky Stapleton has seen her longtime pet tortoise, Butters. “He’s a very important part of our family; we interact with him every single ...

A Vero Beach man was charged after being found with a gopher tortoise during a traffic stop. Gopher tortoises are a threatened species in Florida and are protected under state law. It is illegal to ...

The California Turtle and Tortoise Club, Inland Empire Chapter, will hold its annual turtle and tortoise show 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the ARK Church, 1307 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands. The show, in the ...

ALBIA, Iowa (CBS 58) -- A tortoise found wandering in Wisconsin has been promoted to the police force. The Albia Police Department in Albia, Iowa, introduced Officer Bonsai -- a sulcata tortoise -- as ...