Common Name: Greek tortoise, spur-thighed tortoise Scientific Name: Testudo graeca Adult Size: Up to 10 inches long Life ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he ...

Discover eight incredible species that were rediscovered after decades of being thought extinct. Learn how conservation ...

But by the end of last century, this population of the desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Livestock grazing and urban development, along with the ever ...

Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but there are always exceptions to these rules. In many turtle species, females are larger than males, while ...

Of the many species alive today, some are highly endangered. Turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded.

The otters and 10 star tortoise will arrive from the Surat zoo, in exchange for five sangai deer, two blue-and-yellow macaws ...

After hiking to the area, the team found fresh dung, and soon Málaga exclaimed that he’d spotted a member of the lost species. At first, Tapia couldn’t believe his eyes, “but when I [had] Fernanda in ...

The discovery extends the distribution range of the species in Kenya with past studies showing that the distribution of the tortoise in Kenya lies within the arid and semi-arid corridor from ...

Sierra Thompson, Maryland Zoo, joins us with informations on the species and Juno's interesting back story. Trump’s endorsement helped propel Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary.