While speed often captures attention, many animals thrive by moving slowly, conserving energy and avoiding predators. From ...

Discover the top 10 smallest animals in the world, from tiny frogs to miniature mammals, insects, and reptiles, all playing ...

The oldest animals in the world have amazed scientists and nature lovers for centuries. Some species live far longer than humans, holding secrets to survival, adaptation, and resilience. These longest ...

A tortoise has been reunited with his owner after "miraculously" surviving being put out with the recycling. Missing pet Rupert found himself trapped in a recycling bag and picked by the authorities.

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 ...

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 ...

Close view of a gopher tortoise at the Alapaha River Wildlife Management Area. (Josiah Lavender/Georgia Department of Natural Resources) SOCIAL CIRCLE – The future of Georgia’s state reptile just got ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Vero Beach man was charged with the unlawful taking of a gopher tortoise after deputies and a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer found one by his feet ...

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 ...