It’s rare that a sulcata, or African spurred tortoise, ever meets its offspring despite having a long life. This endearing moment was captured on film, but is not common in the wild. Once a ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

A tortoise tucked into a piece of cantaloupe at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas, adorable footage shows.This footage by a zookeeper at Fort Worth Zoo shows a tortoise reaching to get a piece of cantaloupe ...