The lizard is now at the East Bay Vivarium reptile shop, police said. Alameda is about 10 miles east of San Francisco. Ornate ...

A collection of more than 100 protected species parts, including orangutan skulls and sea turtle taxidermy, were forfeited ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

Gramma, the beloved Galapagos tortoise who lived at the San Diego Zoo for nearly a century, died Thursday. She was about 141. The zoo’s care team “made the compassionate and exceptionally difficult ...

Artificial incubation has led to the first successful hatching of Aldabra Giant Tortoises in the Seychelles, following groundbreaking research that revealed their low hatching success in the wild was ...

The California Turtle and Tortoise Club, Inland Empire Chapter, will hold its annual turtle and tortoise show 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the ARK Church, 1307 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands. The show, in the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Aldabra giant tortoises have arrived at their permanent home as the Indianapolis Zoo debuts a new exhibit space. Slow but steady, several giant tortoises inched their way across ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The tortoises are on the move. After arriving at the Indianapolis Zoo in May, the giant Aldabra Tortoises have made their way to a permanent new home, according to zoo officials. Video ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Aldabra giant tortoises have arrived at their permanent home as the Indianapolis Zoo debuts a new exhibit space. Slow but steady, several giant tortoises inched their way across ...

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 ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Turtles and tortoises have outlived dinosaurs, endured ice ages, and ...