Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and ...

The Reptiles: Turtles and Tortoises The world's nearly 300 turtle species have a remarkable range of behaviors, from wood turtles that stomp the ground to attract worms, to sea turtles that travel ...

A woman from California caught her pet tortoise chasing her new kitten on camera, and the internet users can't stop laughing at the reason behind this behavior. The poster, Kendall Marshall ...

Linzi said she and her family had combed through the countryside to try and find Tallulah A pet tortoise that went missing for 18 months has been discovered in a burrow just over a mile from home.

Having the right speaker enclosure can make a big difference to sound quality, so it’s no surprise that customizable ones are a common project for those who treat sound seriously. In that vein ...

PIEDMONT, Okla. (KFOR) – After a few months of searching, a Piedmont woman’s pet Tortoise “Ferb” was finally found. It was only about 100 feet away from her home. Cherrie Zaidi with Ferb.

The area is home to the dwindling desert tortoise and an endangered plant called the Lane Mountain milk-vetch. Conservationists will seek additional protections for the tortoise while next steps ...

Genetic tests have confirmed that a giant tortoise found on the Galápagos Islands is from a species which scientists thought had died out more than a century ago. The single female was discovered ...

‘See,’ said the Hare. ‘You’re all too scared to even try.’ ‘I’ll have a go,’ said the Tortoise. The Hare laughed. ‘You? The slowest creature in the whole world? I’m not wasting ...

First of all, put the egg yolks into the basin, add the crushed garlic, mustard powder, salt and a little freshly milled black pepper. Mix all of these together well. Then, holding the groundnut ...