Two eastern Ijo kings in the late nineteenth century, JaJa of Opobo and Amakiri IV of Kalabari, chose to identify themselves with ikakibite cloths. The author addresses why the tortoise came to be ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...