Much of exotic pet trade is increasingly linked to poaching and smuggling. The big-headed turtle ( Platysternon megacephalum ...

The Baltimore Sun sat down with Concepcion at the company’s Hanover location — which itself was recently “refreshed” with a ...

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Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

Gramma, the beloved Galapagos tortoise who lived at the San Diego Zoo for nearly a century, died Thursday. She was about 141. The zoo’s care team “made the compassionate and exceptionally difficult ...

new video loaded: A San Diego Zoo Galápagos Tortoise, Thought to Be 141, Is Dead Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise described by her care specialists as “the queen of the zoo,” was euthanized last Thursday ...

Artificial incubation has led to the first successful hatching of Aldabra Giant Tortoises in the Seychelles, following groundbreaking research that revealed their low hatching success in the wild was ...

The California Turtle and Tortoise Club, Inland Empire Chapter, will hold its annual turtle and tortoise show 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the ARK Church, 1307 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands. The show, in the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Aldabra giant tortoises have arrived at their permanent home as the Indianapolis Zoo debuts a new exhibit space. Slow but steady, several giant tortoises inched their way across ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The tortoises are on the move. After arriving at the Indianapolis Zoo in May, the giant Aldabra Tortoises have made their way to a permanent new home, according to zoo officials. Video ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Aldabra giant tortoises have arrived at their permanent home as the Indianapolis Zoo debuts a new exhibit space. Slow but steady, several giant tortoises inched their way across ...