Today, we received a call to rescue a Galapagos tortoise, the largest species of tortoise in the world, who was in critical ...

Mr. Potato Head, the El Paso Zoo's oldest resident, has revitalized digs, where he can roam on fresh grass, take a muddy dip in a wallow or stroll into his re-roofed barn to cool down on a straw bed.

One of the Sedgwick County Zoo’s original residents — a 508-pound “shellebrity” who has been living at other zoos across the country for the past 13 years — is finally back home. Rocket, a 90-year-old ...

Thousands of people in Los Angeles, California are fleeing due to devastating wildfires that rage across the city. Some have had little to no warning before leaving their homes and lifelong ...

Her promenade across the park grounds was a springtime tradition at Zoo Atlanta. Patches, a 200-pound Aldabra giant tortoise, would slowly but determinedly make her way from her glassed-in winter ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s tortoise time! The Indianapolis Zoo is getting ready to welcome a group of giant Aldabra tortoises to their new enclosure, offering visitors a way to see the gentle giants ...

There are few things more tragic than the extinction of an entire species, but the end of the Pinta Island tortoise hits ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo just announced the births of five rare giant tortoises. The babies are Volcan Acedo, a subspecies of Galapagos Tortoise native to the Acedo Volcano at the center of the Galapagos ...

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 ...