But it’s hard to blame the dangerous dawdler: a giant tortoise. Stitch ... Department of Public Safety posted online Friday.

Many people often live to a ripe old age, but 'Lonesome George', a giant tortoise, was estimated to have been over 100 years old. This week his keeper of 40 years, Fausto Llerena, sadly found him dead ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has the Fernandina Giant Tortoise listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct. The only other living member of the species was found in ...

They love eating juicy fruits and vegetables, and Dai Mui is often found chilling in the exhibit’s ponds. “We are excited to have meerkats and Aldabra giant tortoises ... playing a part in ...

Biodiversity seemed doomed. NGM Maps But then the country experienced a shift in conservation consciousness—and the giant Aldabra tortoises are among its most visible signs. These massive ...

Fernandina is the archipelago’s youngest and most volcanically active isle, and scientists hypothesize that giant tortoise populations declined following centuries of eruptions. After four grueling ...

The group of sulcata tortoises became too big for their previous home at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire A zoo in Leeds has welcomed five giant tortoises after they outgrew ...

A zoo in Leeds has welcomed five giant tortoises after they outgrew their previous home. The group of sulcata tortoises, also known as African spurred tortoises, has moved from the Blue Planet ...

A regular Galapagos giant tortoise can easily live past 100. One of the tortoises named Harriet, managed to live up to 175.