What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...

Significant differences exist in adult carapace lengths among the four species of North American tortoises (Gopherus spp.). However, after measures of whole shell and scute dimensions are adjusted for ...

Staff members pose for photographs several of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. ...

Turtles and tortoises are both reptiles known for their hard, protective shells, which often leads to confusion between the two. While they belong to the same biological order, they have distinct ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show ...