The Galapagos tortoise is the world's largest tortoise and can live for more than 100 years in the wild. These giant tortoises can weigh 475 pounds and the oldest on record lived to be 152 years ...

The Galapagos giant tortoise is an endangered species, with fewer than 15,000 alive today, according to Tropiquarium. The tortoises were bred through a species conservation program, which ...

An albino Galapagos giant tortoise baby is seen in grass on June 3, 2022. Advertisement The Galapagos giant tortoise is an endangered species, with fewer than 15,000 alive today, according to ...

The white tortoise is one of two Galápagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis niger) that recently hatched at Tropiquarium, a zoo in Servion, Switzerland.The pair of eggs were laid by a 220-pound (100 ...

A zoo in Switzerland has welcomed a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise. The zoo posted a "never before seen" photo of the baby tortoise on its Facebook page on Friday.. In the post, the ...

A 70-year-old giant tortoise in 'peak physical condition' has fathered a whopping eight baby Giant Galapagos tortoises. Dirk, named after porn star Dirk Diggler from Boogie Nights, mated with ...

Nearly 200 baby tortoises were discovered in a suitcase by officials at a Galapagos airport Sunday. Officials said they believed the hatchlings were removed from tortoise nests on Santa Cruz Island.

Authorities in Ecuador have confirmed that 123 baby giant turtles were stolen from the Arnaldo Tupiza breeding center on Isabela, the largest island of the Galápagos, on the night of Sept. 24.

A Galapagos tortoise named Goliath celebrated his 135th birthday on Father's Day. But reaching an impressive age isn't the ...

Giant 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise Goliath celebrates first Father's Day as new dad at Zoo Miami. ... The baby tortoise has been removed from the incubator and placed in a separate enclosure, ...

The baby Galapagos, which are the largest living tortoise species in the world, weighed 67g and 69g - around the same weight as a kiwi fruit. They were fed on a diet of dried grasses, leafy greens ...

The white tortoise is one of two Galápagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis niger) that recently hatched at Tropiquarium, a zoo in Servion, Switzerland.The pair of eggs were laid by a 220-pound (100 ...