That means Jonathan will turn, at the very least, a whopping 193 years old later this year. During that time, the giant tortoise has lived through US presidents from Andrew Jackson all the way to ...

State officials are investigating after numerous recent gopher tortoise deaths at a popular beach destination.

Long known only as the site of Napoleon’s exile, Saint Helena is in fact a sanctuary of rare biodiversity, dramatic ...

It’s home to dozens of supersized, fully-grown giant tortoises, who from a distance could be mistaken for gigantic boulders, with their dark domes scattered amid the undulating meadow.

Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates 135th Birthday And His First Father's Day at Zoo Miami Goliath became a father when one egg out of a clutch of eight successfully hatched on June 4, officials said.

Goliath, a 234-kilogram Galapagos tortoise and South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day.

Shelling out: This pricey five-star Galapagos cruise aboard Aqua Mare should be your natural selection.

Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) are living examples of how continuous growth combined with exceptional longevity can produce truly impressive creatures. These iconic reptiles can live well ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's Galapagos tortoise "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday morning. Emerson died peacefully Thursday, the zoo said, adding that Emerson had ...

Four critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo on Wednesday, April 23.

At around 97-years young and with wrinkly grey skin, Mommy, a Galápagos tortoise and the Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest resident, might not look like much. But she’s actually very eligible. Mommy is one of ...

A pair of Galápagos tortoises in their 90s recently made headlines for successfully producing offspring for the first time. The female tortoise, aptly named Mommy, at Philadelphia Zoo is now ...