The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. She moved slowly, as if time were something best savored. Visitors leaned over ...

Tortoise’s Gentle Morning Routine in the Rain Is So Peaceful originally appeared on PetHelpful. Time to rise and shine! What we wouldn’t give to have the start that Fig does. The tortoise has the best ...

No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall of […] ...

A runaway tortoise has been reunited with her owners, three and a half years after going missing. The sulcata tortoise was found wandering around Putnam County, Florida, on Saturday afternoon and was ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that its Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project is in full ...

"We didn’t think he was going to survive the winter being out there for the first time," the reptile's owner said Getty After 9 months of searching, a missing pet tortoise has been found a mile from ...

The gopher tortoise hatchling likely walked through "freshly poured concrete" before a local wildlife center found it Tracey Harrington McCoy is a celebrity news writer at PEOPLE Digital. She has been ...

The ABQ Biopark is facing another tragedy. The park announced yesterday the death of another animal, a 50-year-old African ...