Africa is also home to the largest tortoise found on the mainland of any continent. The spurred tortoise, native to the region south of the Sahara across northern Africa, reaches a length of more ...

SAN ANTONIO – Aldabra tortoises — one of the largest tortoise species in the world — now call SeaWorld San Antonio home.. SeaWorld San Antonio said Tuesday that the new exhibit, called ...

A 300-pound Galapagos tortoise named Lucy now calls Gatorland home.The longtime attraction now has three of the largest tortoise species in the world, Gatorland says. Lucy, who is 27 years old ...

African sulcatas are the second-largest tortoise family. The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands are the largest. They can reach 30 inches in length and weigh 80 to 100 pounds.

Africa is also home to the largest tortoise found on the mainland of any continent. The spurred tortoise, native to the region south of the Sahara across northern Africa, reaches a length of more ...

U.S. wildlife officials have finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund regarding the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s Armendaris Ranch in central ...

Of course, the biggest blow to the claim that this image shows "the world's largest tortoise," is that the object pictured above is actually a prop from the 2006 film Gamera the Brave, not a ...

A team in the South Western U.S. is using 3-D printed tortoise shells to help the dwindling desert tortoise population. But these aren’t replacements for damaged shells.

T he Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a historic first: A 97-year-old Galápagos tortoise, has become the oldest first-time mom of her species! She recently welcomed four tiny hatchlings into the ...