In China, the tortoise has traditionally been regarded as auspicious animal auguring good health and longevity. So several weeks after retir...

While turtles might seem like the perfect pet—less work than dogs and cats, more interactive than fish—there are a few things to keep in min...

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Galapagos giant tortoise has so much sex he retires after saving his species originally appeared on abcnews.go.com A Galapagos giant tor...

A tortoise named Jonathan is believed to be the world’s oldest known living land creature and resides at an old plantation house in St....

At the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland resides an 80-year-old tortoise named Nigrita who had 9 little hatchlings over 8 months ago. Some would s...

The world's oldest living animal is starting over with a clean sheet at 184 years old - after a vet gave him his first ever bath. Jo...

It’s not just the Key deer being ravaged by a flesh-eating worm in the Florida Keys. Pets are also starting to turn up with gruesome infec...

It started when someone left a 120-pound cow head in a park. At first, investigators in Sacramento wondered if that someone was a hun...

The 100-year-old, 450-pound Galapagos tortoise at the Toledo Zoo was moved from the Ziems Conservatory to his new home with an enviable v...

For the first time in 100 years, baby Pinzón giant tortoises have hatched on the Galapagos Islands. Their births represent a small step forw...

Reptiles can make great pets for children, provided the right approach is taken. Many people buying reptiles, especially kids, can get...

Alhambra, Calif. –  At least officers didn't have to issue a speeding ticket when they spotted a giant tortoise ambling down a street ...

A baby alligator named Carlos has pulled of the zoo version of the greatest escape with the help of a local tortoise. GarLyn Zoo officials...