Sweet Pea, a tortoise believed to be between 85 and 100 years old, finally made Goliath a papa after more than a century. After 128 days of incubation, one egg out of a clutch of eight hatched on June ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas nonprofit wants to stop the backyard breeding of tortoises. Tortoise Group Board Chair, Laura Deitsch, says right now there are about 150,000 pet tortoises in ...

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months ...

A gopher tortoise snacks on an animal bone off 53rd Street, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Indian River County. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission classifies gopher tortoises as ...

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These plucky tortoises are being persecuted by the pet trade – but here's how you can help save them. Out in the grassy plains and sandy deserts of Central Asia, the steppe tortoise is struggling to ...

A giant Galapagos tortoise has turned 135 – and he’s also just become a father for the first time, says Miami Zoo officials. Despite multiple breeding attempts throughout his lifetime ...

Left: Denver Zoo's new female pancake tortoise looking peeved and perfect; Right: The little tortoise sunbathing with her mom, Waffles. Photos: Courtesy of the Denver Zoo ...

Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said. "Goliath is my hero, and I am sure he will soon be ...

A TORTOISE slow to become a father has had his first child — aged 135. Goliath, a Galapagos tortoise weighing 517lb, had never had kids despite trying with a number of females over the years.