World Turtle Day reminds us that these 200-million-year-old survivors face modern threats like plastic pollution and habitat ...

Turtles and tortoises are among the oldest animal species on Earth. Evidence of their existence dates back to the time of the ...

Trapped in a warm enclosure without food and water, thousands of the young birds died before they were discovered and ...

The one and only weather-predicting tortoise, Mojave Max, poked his little head out of his Springs Preserve burrow at 2:09 p.m. Thursday after what felt like an extended spa vacation underground.

Lion body parts, including bones, skins, claws and teeth, trophies and live individuals are traded across the world, both legally and illegally. South Africa stands out as a hotspot for the trade ...

Trooper Lucious Fludd "found a large tortoise walking across the roadway," Trooper Paul Holdefer of Troop K said in a May 1, 2025, post on X. Fludd did some sleuthing and was able to get a hold of ...

The Philadelphia Zoo says the hatchlings are "doing well." Four tortoise hatchlings born at the Philadelphia Zoo now have names. Over 13,000 people voted for the zoo's youngest stars to be named ...

It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents and the "Golden" moment is now being marked in their children's names. On April 23, 2025, the historic ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo lies a shaded grassy area where 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and burrowing — unable to return to the wild but ...

Observer editor-in-chief and major shareholder James Harding set out his stall in the first issue under its new Tortoise ownership on Sunday. He said the paper was leaning into traditions of ...

University of Hawaii at Manoa scientists found a new caterpillar species that lives in spider webs and wears body parts of the spider's prey. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more ...

At the National Center for Casualties of Israel's Defense Forces in Camp Shura, hundreds of body bags have remained since the October 7th massacre. The bags contain both human parts and remains ...