Turtles could hold the key to finding a cure for cancer, researchers have found. Creatures that are both large and long-lived ...

Its Galapagos tortoise, named Goliath, is now believed to be 135 years old. He recently became a father for the first time when one of the eggs laid by his mate, Sweet Pea, hatched.

It's the first time in the history of the zoo that a Galapagos turtle has hatched. A 134-year-old tortoise in Miami becomes a a dad for the first time before Father's Day Instagram.

Goliath, who hatched on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos sometime between 1885 and 1890 according to varying official records, has resided in the U.S. since 1929 and at Zoo Miami since 1981.

Thanks to a collaboration between SAS and the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies, you can help protect endangered sea turtles in the Galapagos Islands. An app called ConserVision allows citizen data ...

The green sea turtle, for example, has been around for 100 million years and plays an important part in maintaining our oceans. That’s just one reason to celebrate turtles this World Turtle Day.

The best things to do in the Galapagos Islands are centered around wildlife, with unique opportunities to see giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies and more up close.

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's Galapagos tortoise "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday morning. Emerson died peacefully Thursday, the zoo said, adding that Emerson had ...

The giant tortoise exhibit featuring Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises will open Memorial Day Weekend 2025. "Guests will have opportunities to come face-to-face with these giants, which can measure up ...