When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape ...

Cold-blooded tortoise killer decimates 15 endangered gopher tortoises and was planning to kill 11 more. Wildlife authorities in the US state of Florida have arrested a man who killed and ate 15 ...

Tortoises eat a variety of fruits and vegetation, dispersing their seeds over wide areas. They also control the growth of vegetation by grazing, allowing many different plants to prosper.

In summer, dry grass stems and cactus pads are main sources of sustenance. Tortoises may eat some nonnative plants and very rarely may eat insects and carrion. Desert tortoises obtain most water from ...

He goes by the handle Abah Sulcata on social media. Among the things he finds endearing about tortoises are their eating habits. “I spend quite a lot on their food as tortoises are animals that ...