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

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Seychelles and Galápagos islands are all we have left. But how did these big reptiles get to the islands in the first place? And why is turtle anatomy so weird? Would you like your own giant tortoise ...

It’s not every day you meet someone (or something) that was alive during the U.S. Civil War, the reign of Queen Victoria, and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. But Jonathan, a Seychelles giant ...

A giant Galapagos tortoise has turned 135 – and he’s also just become a father for the first time, says Miami Zoo officials. Despite multiple breeding attempts throughout his lifetime, Goliath never ...

Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, was put out to pasture Monday on his native island after decades ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Have you ever wanted to meet one of the largest species of tortoise in the world? Well, look no further than the new, up-close experience with Metro Richmond Zoo’s ...

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...