Snout pressed to the ground, a border collie named Delta zigzagged through the shrubs on a private nature reserve near Cape ...

Have you ever considered the idea of owning tortoises as pets? If you have, this guide is for you. Deciding to get a tortoise ...

All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Here's how to identify these two reptiles just by looking at their shells and feet.

Turtle, tortoise and terrapin are all names used for hard-shelled, egg-laying reptiles. The exact name used for a particular type of turtle can vary depending on where you live and where the ...

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, provides the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely ...

Turtles, tortoises and terrapins are all names used for hard-shelled, egg-laying reptiles. This month's River Life column tells their stories.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — While tortoises are turtles, not all turtles are tortoises. In this week’s Zoopalooza with Davis Nolan spent time at the Nashville Zoo with their giant tortoises ...

This young tortoise posted by through.the.lleaves is the cutest thing ever. Fig, a little leopard tortoise, enjoys a good scratch on his bony bottom, wiggling back and forth to make sure his owner ...

Gopher tortoises share their burrows with more than 350 other species, and are therefore referred to as a keystone species. In Florida, the gopher tortoise is listed as threatened.

But there are other types of tortoises that people keep as pets. One popular variety is the African sulcata, the largest mainland tortoise, which can easily hit 100 pounds and grow 2½ feet long.

Certain types of tortoises and turtles can continue to grow and live for decades under the right circumstances, the study found.