Yellow Warblers that live close to roads in the Galápagos get more aggressive around traffic noises, per a new study ...

A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

The study flags new challenges for conservation as population growth brings humans and animals closer together. View on ...

The Galápagos yellow warblers on the more populous island of Santa Cruz also increased the duration of their song when ...

Now even exotic animals are being left behind and recently, two tortoises were discovered in Ansonia. They were found in a wooded area by two public works employees on Thursday. “I thought it ...

ANSONIA – Two tortoises were found abandoned near Beaver Street Thursday morning (March 6). The tortoises had frozen by the time they were found, according to Animal Control Officer Jeanne Roslonowski ...

They are the third largest species of tortoise in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and the Aldabra giant tortoise. Abigail Hardwick, animal officer at Tropical World, said the group were ...

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On average, a Galapagos tortoise grows to about 5 feet long, but the largest recorded was nearly 6 feet. Female tortoises are quite impressive, weighing in at around 250 pounds.

When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape. However, he certainly was shocked to see giant tortoises so enormous that ...