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

Twelve extant species of giant tortoises live in the Galápagos Islands, many of which have an endangered designation. The final Pinta giant tortoise, the aptly-named Lonesome George, died in 2012 ...

By the time the oldest human dies, odds are there's a giant tortoise out there somewhere who'll live twice as long as they did. Hailing from the Indian Ocean and the Galapagos islands, giant ...

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 ...

This Father's Day will be unforgettable at the Miami Zoo as Goliath, a Galapagos giant tortoise and the zoo's oldest resident ...

The African spurred tortoise, also known as the African sulcata, is the largest mainland tortoise in Africa. They can reach 30 inches (76cm) in length and well over 45kg.

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 ...

Giant tortoise makes a break for it — and is captured three miles away. A giant tortoise made a (slow) run for it and was found trying to cross an interstate in Arizona.

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 ...