Goliath, a Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, is officially the world’s oldest first-time father for any animal in recorded history, the Guinness World Records confirmed.

Mommy, a 97-year-old Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest first-time mom of her species after she welcomed four baby tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo in 2025.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas nonprofit wants to stop the backyard breeding of tortoises. Tortoise Group Board Chair, Laura Deitsch, says right now there are about 150,000 pet tortoises in ...

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Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos tortoise and a longtime resident of the Philadelphia Zoo, who recently became a first-time mother at the estimated age of 100.

El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island) is ranked #5 out of 12 things to do in Galapagos Islands. See pictures and our review of El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island).

The desert tortoise was added to the endangered species list in 1990. Shortly after, grazing permits were restricted or rescinded in DWMA zones across Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.

Mr Miyagi is an African sulcata tortoise, one of the larger species A woman who has become well known for taking her tortoise therapy pet on walks along the beach has said she "doesn't know where ...

A baby African pancake tortoise hatched for the first time ever at the Denver Zoo on Friday, May 23, 2025. Pancake tortoises are critically endangered in the wild.

A real-life version of the classic childhood fable, The Hare and the Tortoise, recently unfolded in China, and the result has left the internet in splits. A viral video, doing the rounds on social ...

Get the look: Weber says tortoise shell designs work best when created using gel polish. To do that, you’ll need an at-home gel lamp, like the Gelish Pro 45 Mini LED Light ($50). 4.

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