The Fort Wayne Zoo has announced that the radiated tortoises have laid eggs for the first time in the Zoo’s history.  The tortoises have been with the Zoo since they were small, and after several ...

For the first time ever, the radiated tortoises at the Fort Wayne Zoo laid eggs. “We’re super excited. We like to say we’re ...

That means he beat out the previous record-holder, a radiated tortoise named ... can then influence whether the tortoise will be born male or female. If the weather is cold, the egg is more ...

Radiated tortoises are native to Madagascar and are known for their ... In 2016, researchers examined a 16-foot female Greenland shark and determined it to be approximately 392 years old, with a ...

After 15 years of dedicated care and community teamwork, a trio of female herpetologists is reintroducing a “stampede” of 1,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises. An award-winning ...

Female tortoises may travel substantial distances to find ... Recovery programs for critically endangered species like the Ploughshare tortoise of Madagascar or the Radiated tortoise must operate ...

The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center had been confiscated from illegal wildlife traffickers but faced a new and unexpected ordeal when Cyclone ...