The islands and atolls of the western Indian Ocean once teemed with giant tortoises that weighed as much as 600 pounds and ...

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But it’s hard to blame the dangerous dawdler: a giant tortoise. Stitch, a sulcata tortoise, had escaped from a nearby attraction. He wandered three miles before a driver called police to report ...

A species of giant tortoise was thought to be extinct, but scientists discovered Fernanda recently A rare species of giant tortoise that was thought to be extinct is in fact still alive.

A giant tortoise species thought to be extinct has been found living on the Galapagos island of Fernandina. The discovery marks the first time researchers have located a Fernandina Island tortoise ...

Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise at 185 years old Gianluigi Guercia / AFP via Getty Images The world’s oldest living land animal, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise, celebrates his ...

A giant tortoise brought trains to a halt when it was found on a railway track. The injured animal was spotted near Harling Road, north east of Thetford, Norfolk, on the Cambridge-bound line at ...

Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St. Louis Zoo Facebook page. Zookeepers and guests are mourning a beloved ...