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Historic Effort Returns 136 Juvenile Galápagos Tortoises Conservationists Release into the Wild
The Galapagos Conservancy successfully airlifted 136 juvenile tortoises to the volcanic terrain on Isabela Island, their only natural habitat on Earth.
The giant Galápagos tortoises...
90-Year-old Tortoise Becomes a Father For the First Time With Partner of 29 Years –Triplets!
Mr. Pickles, a 90-year-old radiated tortoise and the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo, became a father for the first time last week.
Mr. Pickles...
Tortoise Celebrates its 190th Birthday as the World’s Oldest Land Animal
A tortoise which is the world's oldest living land animal is celebrating its 190th birthday.
Jonathan was born nearly two centuries ago, in the early...
This Tortoise Attacks All the Black Shoes That Come Near Him- WATCH for a Laugh
A tortoise refuses to let people wear black shoes at the house—bullying his owner's baffled grandson into wearing other colors or face a 'painful'...
3-Foot Giant Tortoise Saved From Train Tracks Thanks to Determined Woman Who Spotted the Escapee
Train services bound for Cambridge, England, were halted to rescue a giant tortoise that had strayed onto the tracks.
Clyde the tortoise was spotted walking...
Jonathan the Tortoise Named the World’s Oldest Living Land Animal: 190 Years-old and Still Eating and Mating (WATCH)
A Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan recently was named by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the oldest land animal—at 190 years...
Bride Has ‘Slowest Walk Down the Aisle’ as Her Ring Bearer Pet Tortoise Steals the Limelight on Her Big Day
A bride had the 'slowest walk down the aisle in history' as she made her pet tortoise the ring bearer at her wedding.
Vets Ericka...
Watch This Lucky Tortoise Enjoy His Homemade Scratcher Device Crafted From Broom Heads
Zoo keepers made a tortoise a homemade scratching station, and an adorable video shows the creature wiggling while trying it out.
Morgan Brem, a Dallas...
100-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Tortoise Found on Fernandina Island is Indeed Member of ‘Extinct’ Species
The high hopes of scientists who found a 100-year old female giant tortoise on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos have been confirmed: genetic tests...
Watch Family’s Dachshund and Speedy Tortoise Playing Football Together
This is not your normal game of fetch—although this speedy tortoise would surely be up for one.
Rudy Janssens found the tortoise while walking around...
15 Giant Tortoises Finally Returned to Their Galapagos Island Home After Saving Their Species With 1,900 Babies
The last remaining 14 tortoises from Española island in the Galapagos were returned home after a 55-year breeding program that produced 2,000 babies—and saved a species.
100-Year-Old Tortoise May Be the Last of Her Species—But Now She Has New Hope
Evidence of a second tortoise on Fernandina Island in the Galapagos has been confirmed, ahead of blood test results from Yale that would confirm species.
100-Year-old Galápagos Tortoise Might Be a Survivor of Species Thought to be Extinct
These massive reptiles have not been seen on the Galápagos Islands since 1906 – but thanks to a recent expedition, there may still be hope for the species.
Watch Olympic Sprinter Run Onto Busy Highway So He Can Save Tortoise From Traffic
David Verburg doesn't just use his speed to win gold medals in the Olympics – he also uses it to save endangered tortoises.
Tortoise Gets Second Chance After Healing With Acupuncture
This tortoise was found on the side of the road without any control over her back legs – but now, thanks to a bit of acupuncture, she is almost good as new.
This Tortoise Accidentally Saved a Bunny’s Life – and Now They’re Best Buds
The tortoise and the hare may have been arch enemies in old folktales, but these two oddball companions have been best pals since Wamba the reptile accidentally...
Diego’s Got Game: Fertile Giant Tortoise Has Saved His Species From Extinction
This wily reptile is such a ladies man, he has almost single-handedly repopulated an entire island with a species that was facing extinction.
“Animal Avengers” Save Tortoise Burned in Wildfire with 3D Printed Shell (LOOK)
When a wildfire destroyed this tortoise’s shell, the “Animal Avengers” assembled a new one for it, using a 3-D printer.
The group of veterinarians in...
Alan Rickman’s Final Roles Include Lifesaving Video of Tortoise Eating a Strawberry
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One of actor Alan Rickman’s final roles was a voice-over for a video of a tortoise eating a strawberry.
True to the adage, “there...
World’s Oldest Tortoise is Revived by New, Healthier Diet at 183-Yrs-old
The world’s oldest living land animal — a 183 year-old tortoise named Jonathan — is back on his feet, having regained his senses after starting...