After years of pressure and litigation from environmental groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is sticking with a previous stance that the Sonoran desert tortoise doesn't need federal protection ...

LOS ANGELES -- After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

A few years ago, we added a tortoise to our legion of pets at home, and it's basically like having a tiny dinosaur as a roommate. There was a bit of a learning curve at first, as a family who had only ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gramma, a beloved Galápagos tortoise at the San Diego Zoo believed to be 141 years old, was euthanized after ...

Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise whose life at the San Diego Zoo spanned more than 20 presidents, two world wars and two pandemics, has died. Believed to be 141 years old, the tortoise whom the zoo ...

Florida is home to plenty of species that need no introduction: alligators, crocodiles, panthers, or manatees. However, a silent sentinel lies within burrows of Florida's grounds. The gopher tortoise ...

First, we need to note that Tortoise releasing a record with anyone other than Thrill Jockey after a 30-plus-year relationship is a shocker for a group not known for dramatic changes. It’s akin to ...

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Chicago post-rock staples Tortoise are back with their first new album in nine years. Touch arrives on vinyl, CD, and digital download on October 24, via International Anthem and Nonesuch, with the ...

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 ...

Aug. 19 (UPI) --A pair of Ohio police officers engaged in a very slow-speed chase involving an escaped tortoise on the loose in North Canton. The North Canton Police Department said on social media ...

Mr. Potato Head, the El Paso Zoo's oldest resident, has revitalized digs, where he can roam on fresh grass, take a muddy dip in a wallow or stroll into his re-roofed barn to cool down on a straw bed.