A new genetic study could help saolas survive by enabling better searches through environmental DNA. But some experts fear they may be extinct already.

The islands and atolls of the western Indian Ocean once teemed with giant tortoises that weighed as much as 600 pounds and ...

Korat Zoo successfully hatched 11 Aldabra giant tortoise babies, becoming the first zoo in the country to breed the rare species.

Korat Zoo has welcomed the arrival of 11 hatchlings of the Aldabra giant tortoise , the first zoo in Thailand to successfully ...

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

The Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents have welcomed more hatchlings! Following the viral arrival of the four critically endangered Galapagos tortoise hatchlings earlier this year, the zoo has just ...

Four critically endangered tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo this week, just in time for a belated Earth Day celebration. Four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises ...

The Galápagos tortoise, an emblem of the Galápagos Islands, is a magnificent creature renowned for its impressive size, longevity, and tranquil pace of life. These iconic gentle giants symbolize the ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at ...

A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species, according to officials at Philadelphia Zoo. Mommy, who has ...

Galapagos Island Giant Tortoises, on Santa Cruz Island ... There are two main shell types: the dome-shaped shell, typical of tortoises found on lush islands with ample vegetation, and the ...