Since the tortoises' digestion process can take 28 days, the researchers are worried about the effects of the trash.

Today, we received a call to rescue a Galapagos tortoise, the largest species of tortoise in the world, who was in critical ...

MIAMI -- A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father ...

When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape. However, he certainly was shocked to see giant tortoises so enormous that ...

Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier... Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday ...

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.

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