Hundreds of people scrambled to leave the Greek island of Santorini by ferry Monday after an increase in seismic activity ...

OLD TORTOISE! Meeting GIANT Land Tortoises like GALAPAGOS tortoises and West Indies Cyclura Rock Iguanas at Florida Iguana & Tortoise Breeders.

Despite being relatively more quiet than many other popular islands, the islands are home to a number of unique creatures roaming this wild land including the 2,200 giant Aldabra tortoises.

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With the help of her boyfriend, Doran also saved her family’s pets. That included rescuing her 175-pound tortoise Tiptoe – whose stories Doran shares on her social media accounts. Once safely ...

Some 100,000 giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) range across Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https ...

The Palisades Fire in Southern California has forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate, including a woman and her 175-pound tortoise named Tiptoe. The fire has destroyed approximately ...

(NewsNation) — TikTok influencer Caitlin Doran and her tortoise Tiptoe are safe from the Los Angeles Palisades fire, but Doran lost her childhood home in the blaze. Five generations of Doran’s family ...

Long before Southern Nevada built its winding highways, desert tortoises roamed freely without consequence. For these federally protected animals, crossing the street without a dedicated path ...

Among the evacuees is Tiptoe, a 175-pound tortoise. We speak to Caitlin Doran, his owner and social media creator, who tells us about the experience of evacuating her family and her beloved pet ...

The Abdim’s Storks and Asian Brown Tortoise are gone from their enclosures. Fences, signs, and foliage all remain, indicating the move was fairly recent. There was one Asian Brown Tortoise. We don’t ...

the Indian star tortoise; and the Greek tortoise among others. According to Pango Vet, tortoises are solitary creatures who prefer staying own their own, unlike other social pets like dogs or cats ...