Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

A pair of Ohio police officers responded to a "unique call" and engaged in a very slow-speed chase involving an escaped ...

Barney, the tire-sized tortoise from Denison, loves people—and watermelon—but on Wednesday evening, he loved the thrill of ...

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In this video, I remove large ticks from my Galapagos tortoises. Venezuela deploying millions of militia after "outlandish ...

In the animal world, lifespans vary a lot. Some creatures, like butterflies or small fish, live only a few days or months, ...

The Nels, who farm in the Nieuwoudtville district of the arid Karoo, blend farming with conservation to protect the speckled ...

Sheldon is a “sulcata tortoise,” or an African spurred tortoise. He was reported missing from Walker’s Farm, west of Crowley.

Most people have a turtle story, whether that’s seeing a turtle at an aquarium, having a turtle as a pet as a kid, or they ...