“It is overwhelming when it’s all put together,” said Kristin ... is one of the most endangered species of turtles in the world. Photo by Turtle Conservancy/Eric Goode.

The tortoises bred with each other on the islands where they landed, which caused them to evolve quickly. This interbreeding resulted in the 14 species, all of which descended from one ancestor.

With no humans or large carnivores to contend with, giant tortoises with shells measuring over a metre long would have roamed the islands alongside other species around a tenth of their size. Although ...

With its intricate, patterned shell, the near-threatened Karoo tent tortoise is a unique and hard-to-find resident of South ...

A rare species of giant tortoise was feared extinct after over 100 years without any sightings on the Galápagos Islands. But now, officials say they've found one. An adult female Fernandina ...

Hingeback tortoises are perhaps the most carnivorous of all known tortoise species. The Homes’s hingeback tortoise is unfortunately listed as critically endangered, much more endangered than any ...

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures sharing the burrow is astounding. Also, how deep, long and sturdy the ...

In all, the Turner Endangered Species Fund and its partners have been able to grow the population from 30 tortoises to about 800, said Chris Wiese, who leads the project at the Armendaris Ranch.

In all, the Turner Endangered Species Fund and its partners have been able to grow the population from 30 tortoises to about 800, said Chris Wiese, who leads the project at the Armendaris Ranch.