A University of Lincoln study reveals that red-footed tortoises exhibit long-term mood states, indicating optimism and emotional resilience. Challenging the perception of reptiles as purely ...

Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad celebrated World Snake Day on Wednesday with an insightful and interactive ...

A proposed housing development on the Treasure Coast is threatening to displace hundreds of gopher tortoises, and it may be part of a bigger pattern playing out across the state.

A peanut farming company that sought 700 acres of north Florida state forest land, home to wildlife like gopher tortoises and ...

Snout pressed to the ground, a border collie named Delta zigzagged through the shrubs on a private nature reserve near Cape Town, frantically sniffing for critically endangered tortoises. The dog ...

Much-needed monsoon rains bring out desert wildlife in Arizona. Animals may wander in search of mates, moisture, and as a ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal smugglers—one gorilla handprint at a time.

Crush, a 55 pound African Spurred Tortoise, has gone missing. His Cape Coral owner has turned to social media to help find ...

A hungry leopard thought it had secured a tasty meal, but this brave honey badger showed up and rescued her baby with serious ...

Richard “Dick” Tracy, an emeritus professor in the Department of Biology, was recently named a 2025 Fellow of the Ecological ...

Tortoises can be moody too. A new study finds they experience long-lasting emotional states that shape their behavior.

Turtles live centuries with almost no cancer. Here’s what researchers found inside their ancient cells — and why it matters ...