Woodland Park Zoo will feature two giant tortoises for its "Wild Encounters" exhibit, and visitors will soon be able to touch ...

Bathing the world’s largest tortoise may appear routine, but it involves careful attention to the animal’s biology and stress levels. Its massive size, thick skin, and shell structure require ...

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SOUTHLAKE (CBSDFW.COM) - If there's a chase it'll be a slow one... but authorities in Southlake are asking people to be on the lookout for a very large tortoise. One of the tortoises at Southlake ...

NAMPA — A 75-pound tortoise named Twister that went missing from a Nampa rescue facility earlier this week has been returned. Reptile Adventures posted on their Facebook page that Twister is back home ...

Firefighters rescued a tortoise after a heat lamp caused a shed to fill up with smoke in northern Arizona.

Back in the late 1800s, groups of whalers, settlers, and pirates completely shifted the balance of the Galapagos Islands by killing off native animals—such as ...

BERKELEY (CBS SF) -- A warning Wednesday evening about the increasing popularity of a certain type of tortoise that could leave pet owners in an alarming predicament. Celebrities like Leonardo ...

Galapagos tortoise Hugo will finally meet his long-distance girlfriend as wildlife teams fly his mate over from the other side of the world. In the next few weeks Estrella the 21-year-old tortoise ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A structure fire was reported at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City around 1:30 a.m. Friday, according to the Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department. The fire was primarily on the ...