Generally, tortoises do not swim, according to Andy C. Highfield, author of the Tortoise Trust Guide to Tortoises and Turtles. In the case of commonly kept pet species, "deep water is a serious hazard ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Need a break from coronavirus news? Well the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey has a fuzzy and adorable new addition. Essex County Executive ...

A few minutes after a couple of rescue tortoises were dropped off at the Bayou Wildlife Zoo in Alvin, someone stole one of them. Sheldon is a 6-year-old leopard tortoise that needs medical attention, ...

Three lion cubs investigated a leopard tortoise at a Gauteng game reserve in an encounter showing how young predators explore ...

HAMDEN -- Slow and steady doesn't just win you the race. If you're Diane Petrillo Greene, the Tortoise Lady, it also gets you on national TV. Greene, who has been rescuing exotic tortoises and turtles ...

Two tortoises, a yellow-footed and a leopard tortoise, made the long trip from a roadside zoo and deplorable conditions in Maryland to a new home at Oakland Zoo as part of a five-day wildlife rescue.

PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Indonesian police said Sunday that they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals and seized several lion and leopard ...

HAMDEN -- Slow and steady doesn't just win you the race. If you're Diane Petrillo Greene, the Tortoise Lady, it also gets you on national TV. Greene, who has been rescuing exotic tortoises and turtles ...

PEKANBARU, IndonesiaPEKANBARU, Indonesia — Indonesian police said Sunday that they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals and seized from ...