Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, has become a father for the first time, marking a ...

The mother of the tortoise hatchling is also pushing record numbers, with an age between 85 and 100 years old. “Sweet Pea” ...

One rises above them all when talking sheer mass: the Galápagos giant tortoise. Thought to have migrated to the area from South America 2 to 3 million years prior, these often sociable reptiles ...

This Father's Day was historical at the Miami Zoo, as its oldest animal celebrated his 135th birthday with a perfect gift. His name is Goliath, a Galapagos tortoise that weighs 517 ...

But it’s hard to blame the dangerous dawdler: a giant tortoise. Stitch, a sulcata tortoise, had escaped from a nearby attraction. He wandered three miles before a driver called police to report ...

Little Dot, an Aldabra giant tortoise estimated to be born in 1936, is one of the five giant tortoises going on display at the Indianapolis Zoo this weekend. While the tortoises’ permanent ...

An Aldabra giant tortoise stands tall. Males can weigh more than 500 pounds. Rich Baxter. Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the Indian Ocean, moves at the pace of its oldest inhabitants.

A scaley South Dakota resident is celebrating a major milestone this month. A Giant Aldabra Tortoise named Orville is turning 120 years old. The other tortoises ...