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Tortoises
Long‑lived land reptiles with domed shells and unhurried lives.
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Baby tortoises are popping up all over Tucson, and a local rescue needs your help finding them homes
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (381+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Baby sulcata tortoises are turning up all over Tucson, and Southern Arizona Reptile Rescue is asking the community for help finding them permanent homes. Sulcata tortoises can live for over 100 years and grow up to 200 pounds, but…...
420-year Age Claim For Late Tortoise Draws Controversy
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (657+ words) BY GEORGE OKOJIE and ADEBAYO WAHEED, Ibadan Controversy has continued to trail the longevity of the tortoise, believed to be 420 years old and known as Baba, that died on 14th September, 2026, at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oyo State....
In 2018, Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population with just 12 founders; their offspring showed increased genetic diversity
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (476+ words) Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population in 2018 with only 12 founder animals at the Anjajavy Reserve in the north-west of the country. The small group faced an important challenge because a population started from so few animals can lose genetic…...
Researchers Weigh Tortoise Reintroduction to Restore Pinta Ecosystem
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (335+ words) When Lonesome George died in 2012, an entire lineage died with him. George was the last known Pinta giant tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdonii), and over the years various attempts were made to breed him in hopes of producing hybrid C. abingdonii offspring who…...
???Alien??? tortoises offer second chance to species thought extinct
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (588+ words) More than a century after the Floreana giant tortoise was declared extinct, scientists have uncovered an extraordinary twist in its story: descendants of the vanished species were found living on a remote Galápagos volcano and are now being returned to…...
Giant Tortoises Return to Floreana Island After Vanishing in the 19th Century
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (581+ words) Genetic evidence solved a decades-old mystery, while satellite tracking and careful breeding now guide the animals through their fragile new beginning. Giant tortoises have reappeared on Floreana Island in the Galápagos Archipelago, where they had been considered extinct since the…...
Combat Center Environmental Team Welcomes New Juvenile Tortoises for Headstarting
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (187+ words) Sarah Villar and Christopher Reddin, with the Environmental Affairs division at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, measure, mark, and document the onboarding of a juvenile desert tortoise from the Naval Training Center, San Diego, CA destined for headstarting at…...
Residents worried about deaths of gopher tortoises at preserve in The Villages
1+ week, 1+ day ago (15+ words) Residents are worried about the deaths of gopher tortoises at a preserve in The Villages....
Is an African spurred tortoise easy to take care?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (792+ words) A mother just wanted to make her daughters happy with a visit to the pet store, only to return home with a lifelong commitment she probably didn’t think through. Brandy Barnard (@livinglifewithhunny) admitted that choosing an African spurred tortoise as…...
Adopted tortoise saga in Burnet raises questions
2+ week, 6+ day ago (604+ words) The Leftwich family owned Sam the tortoise for 30 years before he went missing in July and was adopted out to another family. The Hill Country Humane Society and a former tortoise owner remain at odds over the adoption process of…...