Rupert is a radiated tortoise, a species native to the island of Madagascar and one of the most heavily trafficked tortoises ...

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 ...

THEY weigh less than a few teaspoons of sugar but Taronga Zoo's newest reptile hatchlings are already living independent lives. The twin tackers spend most of their time sitting in their food bowls ...

The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is characterized by well defined, symmetrical star patterns that radiate across the reptile’s carapace or shell. Very little is known about the species ...

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...