• They’re strict vegetarians but still weigh between 400 and 600 pounds. • They can see colors. • They have no teeth but chomp down hard with their bony mouths. • Not all shells are alike. • Some can ...

Cherry head red-footed tortoises are a smaller variant of the red-footed tortoise, with the red-footed tortoise and have similar care requirements. Although some ...

(CNN) — A 200-pound tortoise broke out of his enclosure, evaded capture for two days and wound up over 30 miles away from his Alabama home. It’s fitting that his name is Sparkplug. The surprisingly ...

DE PERE (WLUK) -- Year number five of the Holiday Lights Display in De Pere will end in a way it never has before. Fox Cities light displays drawing 1,000+ people per day after slow start, have added ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - It's not the typical missing pet poster: an 100-pound tortoise was stolen from a Glendale neighborhood, and witnesses told the owners it took three men to scoop it up. The ...

A Tulsa man was reunited with his lost pet after he escaped his enclosure. Though this was not your average companion. Bob Lawrence posted over the weekend that he lost his pet tortoise. Lawrence said ...

Have you ever considered the idea of owning tortoises as pets? If you have, this guide is for you. Deciding to get a tortoise is basically a lifelong commitment, as many tortoises can live for over 50 ...

PHOENIX — Arizona Game and Fish Department has dozens of Sonoran desert tortoises looking for forever homes. The captive tortoises grow up to 14 inches long and can live upwards of 80 years. “Due ...

A 200-pound tortoise broke out of his enclosure, evaded capture for two days and wound up over 30 miles away from his Alabama home. It’s fitting that his name is Sparkplug. The surprisingly nimble ...