Goliath The Tortoise Celebrates 135th Birthday On Father's Day By Becoming Oldest First-Time Dad. Eat your heart out Mick Jagger! On Father's Day on 15 June, Goliath the Galapagos tortoise celebrated ...

Ron Magill with Goliath in 1981. Eat your heart out Mick Jagger! On Father’s Day on 15 June, Goliath the Galapagos tortoise celebrated his 135th birthday by becoming a dad for the very first time. Up ...

Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't ...

“All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, so it’s an umbrella term used for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

The turtle was added to the IUCN’s Red List in 2018, and conservation efforts are difficult. This post was updated on May 20, 2025 to include information on Wisconsin’s turtle-sniffing Lab, Tilia. The ...

Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a loss of habitat and road-related mortalities, according to the Iowa ...

Some turtles take over a decade before they can reproduce, so the death of a single turtle can have a big impact. The DNR recommends slowing down near waterways to watch out for our slow friends.

Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, is celebrating his 80th birthday with a national tour blending iconic songs and wild behind-the-scenes stories; ... Happy belated birthday!

Anderson Cooper cracked a warranted smile Tuesday when offered a “lumpy” birthday gift from fellow CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan, who had just presented an interview segment with Mike Lindell — the ...

Give a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more to reserve your 2025 sea turtle nest. Your gift will help us fund important projects that protect and enhance Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the … ...