H umans once lived among enormous, wingless birds in New Zealand, but within a few hundred years of our species arrival, they ...

The giant moa has been extinct for 900 years, but Maori researchers working Colossal Biosciences and filmmaker Peter Jackson ...

We surprised our mom with something truly special—a visit to meet a giant tortoise up close for the very first time. Her emotional reaction, filled with tears of joy and awe, was more than we ever ...

A giant tortoise named Orville celebrated his 120th birthday in Rapid City, South Dakota.KOTA reports that the event took place at the Reptile Gardens, where caretakers organized a special ...

A giant Galapagos tortoise has turned 135 – and he’s also just become a father for the first time, says Miami Zoo officials.

The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance welcomed its first-ever African pancake tortoise hatchling last month, zoo officials announced Tuesday.

An egg that was found in a tortoise habitat at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance over the winter has successfully hatched a tiny, but largely important, baby tortoise.

The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the loss of Othello, a beloved full-sized tortoise who was at least 100 years old at the time of his passing.

Animals Othello, Saint Louis Zoo's more than 100-year-old giant tortoise, dies The animal was a long-time ambassador for his species, bringing conservation awareness to millions, zoo staff said.

A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a male of the same age at Philadelphia Zoo.