An Arizona driver recently called 911 about a fellow traveler going slow enough along Interstate 10 that it was an emergency.

Biodiversity seemed doomed. NGM Maps But then the country experienced a shift in conservation consciousness—and the giant Aldabra tortoises are among its most visible signs. These massive ...

A zoo in Leeds has welcomed five giant tortoises after they outgrew their previous home. The group of sulcata tortoises, also known as African spurred tortoises, has moved from the Blue Plant ...

Scientists tried to save George's species by breeding him ... at the Charles Darwin Research Center in the Galapagos. Giant tortoises are believed to have arrived on the remote volcanic island ...

Giant tortoises weighing more than 150 kilograms appear quite frightening when captured up close by a 360-degree video camera weighing a mere 100 grams. The tortoises are exhibited at iZoo ...

There are now over 2,000 of them on Española Island. The giant tortoises are known for their long, leathery necks and lifespans of over 100 years A group of giant tortoises who have lived in ...

The group of sulcata tortoises became too big for their previous home at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire A zoo in Leeds has welcomed five giant tortoises after they outgrew ...