The skeleton of a tortoise contains both an endoskeleton, which contains its internal bones, and an exoskeleton, made up of the carapace and plastron. The carapace makes up the top part of the shell, ...

Researchers have uncovered a system that links a landlocked country in central Africa to the global trafficking of protected ...

The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities.

Who knew a tortoise could feel through its shell? Find out why most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is ...

The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities. Elderly Galapagos tortoise welcomes four critically endangered ...

A tortoise’s shell not only protects and supports its skeleton and organs, it also provides a convenient shelter for its retractable head and limbs. The shell is an important part of ...

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...

I’ve already dodged a couple of giant tortoises along the white sand path on my morning walk from the research station on Picard Island to the lagoon, but now I’m stopped in my tracks to admir ...

KOKOMO, Miss. — Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March. "He's been through a lot ...