Seychelles and Galápagos islands are all we have left. But how did these big reptiles get to the islands in the first place? And why is turtle anatomy so weird? Would you like your own giant tortoise ...

If you’re looking for a holiday where wildlife is guaranteed, choose the Galapagos. You don’t need luck or to spend silent ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions recently hosted its first-ever fam trip for UK agents – a nine-night Showcase at Sea ...

When it comes to eradicating feral animals, islands across the world are a success story. Kangaroo Island is keen to reap the ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other ...

Ecuador’s vanguard moral-legal compass for nature is perhaps why the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago 900km off the ...

The Galapagos tortoise is known to live for over a century in the wild, with some individuals living longer than 150 years.

Windswept isolation, inhospitality to humans, and piracy have historically kept this place one of the planet's truly wild and ...

Gramma, the beloved Galapagos tortoise who lived at the San Diego Zoo for nearly a century, has died on Nov. 20. She was (about) 141. The zoo's care team "made the compassionate and exceptionally ...