One nearly century-old tortoise has been a fixture of the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 — and now she’s living up to her name. Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...

That's the case for a pair of critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises after four baby tortoises recently hatched at the Philadelphia Zoo. The parents -- aptly-named Mommy and ...

At least 170 captive-bred giant tortoises were released into a Galapagos island in Ecuador in late March, according to a statement from the Galapagos National Park on Thursday (April 2).

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Post-rock legends Tortoise have returned with their first new song in nearly a decade. The self-produced “Oganesson” is out now, via International Anthem and Nonesuch, and it’s just a ...

SINGAPORE – Sometimes, it pays to be slow. A reptile – which was labelled a tortoise in a social media post but which many netizens say is in fact a terrapin – that was trying to cross the ...

Tortoises found dead in woodland may have been alive when they were "dumped like rubbish", the RSPCA said. The two reptiles were discovered by a member of the public in Peterswood in Harlow, Essex ...

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