Dozens of Captive Bred Giant Tortoises Released Into the Wild in Conservation Milestone. These tortoises have been bred on Santa Cruz Island and are now being released on La Espanola Island, all part ...

Jonathan the world's oldest tortoise lives a peaceful life on the tropical island of St. Helena with three other giant ...

I knew what it was. Tortoises pay little attention to humans as they pass through the huts on Aldabra Atoll. I was there to shoot a story about island restoration in the Seychelles, far off the ...

It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian turtles and tortoises are sexually diamorphic, with the female being up to 10cm larger than the male. Turtles and tortoises move ...

The Reptiles: Turtles and Tortoises The world's nearly 300 turtle species have a remarkable range of behaviors, from wood turtles that stomp the ground to attract worms, to sea turtles that travel ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

Most turtles are aquatic or semi-aquatic, while tortoises live on land. Tortoises, however, are often good swimmers. Turtles are among the most endangered vertebrates. Habitat destruction, illegal ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their ...

Most of the tortoises at Lavavolo are radiated tortoises, which are native to Madagascar. They generally grow to about 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) in length but are long-lived and can reach 100 ...