Experts fitted the endangered ploughshare tortoise with a unique set of rollers to help him retain his mobility before moving the animal to his new home at the Chester Zoo Shafiq Najib is a former ...

Lori and Jeff Townsend, Port Clinton, introduce their grandson Sam Nuhfer, 2, Maumee, to Emerson after the 450-pound galapagos tortoise was moved to his outdoor enclosure at the Toledo Zoo on Tuesday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some birds are not out on exhibit at the Albuquerque zoo. It’s in an effort ... bird area like across the way from the tortoises was closed. We usually spent quite a ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Dozens of critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises emerged from their winter burrows Monday after being reintroduced into their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base in ...

Koraline is an Aldabra tortoise, which is one of the largest types of tortoise and is classified as a vulnerable species, according to the zoo. Although the shell is less sensitive than their skin ...

Learn more about turtles and tortoises at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and sea turtles at the Smithsonian's Ocean Portal. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Textile Design: Turtle Motif ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The wildlife in Albuquerque was center stage for the ABQ BioPark’s Urban Wildlife Fiesta earlier on Saturday. The gathering celebrated the amazing wildlife we share ...

A tortoise tucked into a piece of cantaloupe at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas, adorable footage shows. This footage by a zookeeper at Fort Worth Zoo shows a tortoise reaching to get a piece of cantaloupe ...