Turtles have been around for nearly 200 million years. They watched the dinosaurs go extinct and saw human beings take their place. But today, many turtle species are threatened with their own demise: ...
They may be small now, but with help from two-legged friends at John Ball Zoo and Calvin University, baby spotted turtles are ...
Officials at a wildlife sanctuary in northeast India have released over 100 rare turtles as part of an ongoing effort to ...
The Philadelphia Zoo made the announcement Thursday, celebrating the arrival of a new generation of Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the largest living tortoise species and a critically ...
WEBSTER CO., Ga. (WALB) - Baby tortoises have a second chance at life, all to help save the gopher tortoise population. Georgia designated the endangered gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as the ...
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is home to a 95-year-old bachelorette. Affectionately named, "Mommy," the Galapagos tortoise has been living in Philadelphia since 1932. However, she ...
A rare two-headed baby tortoise has baffled experts, who predict it's likely to live a long, healthy life despite its anomaly. The mutant tortoise has two heads and four front legs but only one set of ...
On September 25, 123 baby giant tortoises were stolen from a breeding facility in the Galapagos Islands. The facility, called Arnaldo Tupiza, is located on Isabela Island and breeds multiple ...
Authorities in Ecuador have confirmed that 123 baby giant turtles were stolen from the Arnaldo Tupiza breeding center on Isabela, the largest island of the Galápagos, on the night of Sept. 24. The ...