Woodland Park Zoo will feature two giant tortoises for its "Wild Encounters" exhibit, and visitors will soon be able to touch ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who ...

Born in the 1880s, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise lived through world wars and pandemics while becoming a symbol of ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A wandering African spurred tortoise is back home safely thanks to the quick response of a Precinct 4 deputy constable and a watchful citizen. According to Pct. 4 Constable Mark ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A wandering African spurred tortoise is back home safely thanks to the quick response of a Precinct 4 deputy constable and a watchful citizen. According to Pct. 4 Constable Mark ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – If you were driving through the Elmwood area on Sunday, you might’ve done a double-take at an unusual sight—a large, friendly face slowly making its way down the road. The ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Police Department made an unusual request Sunday night, asking the community for help finding a missing tortoise. The department posted on Facebook, asking if anyone ...

One of Southwest Florida's most beloved reptiles is finally getting celebrated the way it always deserved to be. Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened ...

The 2025 edition of Big Ears kicked off on Thursday and though things didn’t really get underway till 6 PM, I still felt a little overwhelmed by all the choices. Usually I try to hop around the many ...

Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador. Of the original 15 species of giant ...