Gramma passed away on Nov. 20, according to the San Diego Zoo. Two World Wars, two pandemics and more than 20 U.S. presidents. That is a snippet of what Gramma, a 141-year-old Galapagos tortoise at ...

A baby sulcata tortoise is safely back at Ethan’s Exotic Pets & Aquatics in Greenwood after police recovered him from what may be the most unpredictable two-day crime spree Greenwood has seen in a ...

First, we need to note that Tortoise releasing a record with anyone other than Thrill Jockey after a 30-plus-year relationship is a shocker for a group not known for dramatic changes. It’s akin to ...

Attention reptile-lovers, what do you call an animal that lives in a shell made of bone and keratin, shuffles along at a slow pace and lives on land? Any guesses? You may have off-handedly answered ...

U.S. Air Force researchers on Sept. 22 revealed plans to fire an affordable hypersonic missile in early December under the newly unveiled Angry Tortoise project. The project integrates the liquid-fuel ...

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Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles originally appeared on PetHelpful. Just like us, animals enjoy a little pampering now and then. A soothing massage ...

Sweet Pea, a tortoise believed to be between 85 and 100 years old, finally made Goliath a papa after more than a century. After 128 days of incubation, one egg out of a clutch of eight hatched on June ...

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 ...