A 15-year-old tortoise made a great escape from its home in Hamblen County recently, but the 120 lbs. reptile is now back with its owner. According to one of the owners, he was going about his ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

‘See,’ said the Hare. ‘You’re all too scared to even try.’ ‘I’ll have a go,’ said the Tortoise. The Hare laughed. ‘You? The slowest creature in the whole world? I’m not wasting ...

The area is home to the dwindling desert tortoise and an endangered plant called the Lane Mountain milk-vetch. Conservationists will seek additional protections for the tortoise while next steps ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and ...

When you do have to handle your tortoise, such as moving it out of its enclosure for cleaning, do so slowly and gently. For ...

James Harding, co-founder of Tortoise, has met senior Observer staff to try to reassure them about his plans. He has promised £25mn of investment in the Observer over five years above existing ...

Rocky is a Russian tortoise. There’s symbolism there ... “I’ve tried to talk to people about that.” For now, Brooks plans to embrace any name opportunities that present themselves ...

It is thought the tortoise arrived at the Mid-UK Recycling Centre in Grantham on a lorry and was found by workers sorting through the rubbish A tortoise has lived to see another day after it ...

MOSSEL BAY NEWS - A large number of tortoises from Harry Giddey Park have had to be euthanised by the Garden Route SPCA ...

Sky News has learnt that Patrick Healy, the chief executive of Hellman & Friedman (H&F), a US-based buyout firm, is among the Tortoise Media shareholders who are in talks to commit millions of ...