A century later, conservationists set out to restore the Galapagos giant tortoise on Española ... And, after they eat the cactus’s fruit, they drop the seeds across the island in balls ...

When the tortoises graze the cactus’s fallen leaves, they prevent the paddle-shaped pads from taking root and competing with their parents. And, after they eat the cactus’s fruit, they drop ...

Curious about animals that eat cactus plants? Read on to learn about seven animals that expertly chow down on cacti and how they avoid harm.

In what’s being called a “miraculous conservation success,” critically endangered giant tortoises on the Galapagos island of Española have bounced back from the brink of extinction.

Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos archipelago ... the poaching and eating of Giant Tortoises as an ...

Although these herbivores mainly eat grasses, cactuses, and leaves, they occasionally consume a small bird for extra protein. Unfortunately, the Galapagos tortoise population has significantly ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia ... the Reptile and Amphibian House for now, “eating and growing appropriately,” the zoo said.

The zoo said this week it was "overjoyed" at the arrival of four hatchlings from Abrazzo and Mommy, a pair Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises ... and are "eating and growing appropriately ...