The Small Tortoiseshell is one of our most common and widespread butterflies. The pattern of creamy-yellows, foxy-oranges, ...

Those of us who have never owned a tortoise or turtle may be startled to learn they can feel through their shells. In fact, most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is probably wrong.

Following the viral arrival of the four critically-endangered tortoise hatchlings earlier this year, the zoo has just ...

And here’s one we really didn’t expect; a replacement shell for a tortoise! At a public education program for the rescue, [Novelli] made an offhand comment about how cool it would be to 3D ...

Three new Galapagos tortoise babies join their four sisters, who hatched earlier this year and were named after the "Golden ...

A Pennsylvania State Police trooper came across quite the surprising animal trying to cross the road in Montgomery County and ...

But one of them seems to be having trouble, struggling to get a proper footing while lying on its shell. "My husband thought he would need to help the [tortoise], but turns out that wasn't the case!" ...