On August 18, 1962, President John F. Kennedy arrived just west of Los Banos to break ground on the San Luis Reservoir, a ...

One Galápagos tortoise lived 141 years, turning quiet meals and slow steps into a legacy of care, memory, and conservation ...

Simón Bolívar, the hero of the Latin American wars of independence, dreamed of South America becoming a single great power.

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around ...

Gramma the tortoise, the oldest living resident at the San Diego Zoo, died at the age of 141, according to the zoo.

Gramma arrived in San Diego between 1928–1931 as part of the first group of Galápagos tortoises to come to the zoo.

A baby sulcata tortoise is safely back at Ethan’s Exotic Pets & Aquatics in Greenwood after police recovered him from what ...

Tortoiseshell nails – also known as tortie nails – are a layered nail art technique inspired by the natural pattern of a tortoise’s shell. This design combines translucent amber, brown and black tones ...

Victoria [Seychelles], October 29 (ANI): The Seychelles is renowned for its iconic giant tortoises, specifically the Aldabra giant tortoise, which can live for over 150 years. These gentle giants are ...

The theft occurred sometime between Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, police said. Two critically endangered tortoises reported stolen from the Indianapolis Zoo have been safely recovered, zoo officials announced ...