If you've had pets for a while and are looking for something a bit different, tortoises could be right for you. However, before you get one, there are several elements to consider. Their size varies ...

Lonesome George’s species may have died with him in 2012, but he and other giant tortoises of the Galapagos are still providing genetic clues to individual longevity through a new study by researchers ...

A tortoise who had so much sex he helped save his species from extinction is retiring from his profusely procreative pursuits after fathering hundreds of offspring, wildlife officials say. Diego the ...

FORT BASINGER — On a scrubby landscape just beyond the reach of Kissimmee River floodwaters, holes in the ground the shape of gibbous moons signal the presence of a threatened species whose ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) recently announced its largest-ever Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project. The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a keystone species ...

Genetic analysis of DNA from Lonesome George and samples from other giant tortoises of the Galapagos -- which can live more than 100 years in captivity -- found they possessed a number of gene ...