PHOENIX — An illegal killing of a juvenile desert tortoise has the Arizona Game and Fish Department searching for answers this weekend. According to KPHO.com, non-game biologists last saw the tortoise ...

The Philadelphia Zoo's four new female tortoise hatchlings have been named. Votes for the names topped 13,000. They are named after four iconic TV female characters. PHILADELPHIA - It's time to ...

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...

The zoo has not named the four hatchlings, believed to be female, yet; however, guests will be able to visit them starting on April 23 Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, is making history ...

After a female tortoise is fertilized, she undergoes several changes. After mating, the female tortoise will carry eggs for weeks to months, depending on the species. As the female tortoise gets ...

Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched for the first time in the Philadelphia Zoo’s 150-year history. The hatchlings were born to the approximately 100-year-old ...

Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier... Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday ...

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months, ...