A zoo in Leeds has welcomed five giant tortoises after they outgrew their previous home. The group of sulcata tortoises, also ...

PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX) — After being missing for eight days, an African spurred tortoise named Shelly has been reunited with her family in a rural Punta Gorda neighborhood. Shauna Corocoran ...

The group of sulcata tortoises, also known as African spurred tortoises ... and usually reside along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The species is classed as endangered.

A week after an African spurred tortoise was lost and found in North Port, another one is on the loose in rural Punta Gorda.

The African spurred tortoise, also known as the African sulcata ... The endangered species is native to the the southern edge ...

“I now have 24 African spurred tortoises of the Sulcata breed, six leopard tortoises and one Indian star tortoise. “Their ages range from one month to 35 years,” the father-of-two told Bernam ...

There are lots of different species of tortoises, and most of them require a lifelong commitment. African spurred tortoises, specifically, also referred to as "heirloom pets," can live over 100 years.

Desert tortoises are herbivores and munch on Bermuda ... One popular variety is the African sulcata, the largest mainland tortoise, which can easily hit 100 pounds (45 kilograms) and grow 2 ...