Slithering boa constrictors, vibrant leopard geckos and torpid red-footed tortoises were among thousands of animals that took ...

Woodland Park Zoo will feature two giant tortoises for its "Wild Encounters" exhibit, and visitors will soon be able to touch ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who ...

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — Officers with the Scappoose Police Department investigating a "promiscuous" shooting found two dead tortoises and two neglected turtles while serving a search warrant at a home last ...

The California Turtle & Tortoise Club, Ridgecrest Chapter is proud to announce its first Cerro Coso Community College Scholarship has been awarded to Patch Hays. Hays has another semester at Cerro ...

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Meet the Reptile Zoo's amazing turtles and tortoises! From Sulcata to Alligator Snapping Turtle, discover unique species and cool animal facts in this educational reptile adventure! Hundreds arrested ...

Turtles and tortoises are not the same. Turtles are aquatic and reside in water. Tortoises are land-dwellers and typically sink in water. The exception to the name rule is the box turtle, which ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A rare tortoise species native to Madagascar is going to get some help from the John Ball Zoo. For years, the Grand Rapids zoo's conservation team has tracked regional turtle ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Can you spot the differences between a turtle (left) and a tortoise (right)?. | Credit: LL28 and ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Turtles and tortoises have outlived dinosaurs, endured ice ages, and ...

PHILADELPHIA — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off ...