Around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Lisa Seger, co-owner of Blue Heron Farm and Beer Garden in rural Waller County, Texas, walked outside to check on her 90-pound, 30-year-old tortoise, Jeremy. But as ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With warmer weather on the horizon, one of Zoo Knoxville's most iconic and beloved residents is moving back into the spotlight. Big Al, the giant Aldabra tortoise, will return to ...

What is the Aldabra giant tortoise and why is it important? The Aldabra giant is the second-largest species of land tortoise in the world, after the Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). It ...

The 2025 edition of Big Ears kicked off on Thursday and though things didn’t really get underway till 6 PM, I still felt a little overwhelmed by all the choices. Usually I try to hop around the many ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Methuselah the 500-pound giant tortoise turned 130 years old on Saturday and a Rapid City zoo threw him a birthday party. Reptile Gardens spokesman John Brockelsby tells the ...

Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo after their 100-year-old 'Mommy' reproduced for the first time. When you purchase through links on our ...

In response to the post, residents cracked jokes about officers capturing the lumbering beast. "I'm guessing it was a low speed pursuit!" one wrote. "Didn't know those big tortoises could be escape ...