Race against time to find Bonnie the 2st tortoise
A beloved pet tortoise named Bonnie has gone missing from her home in Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, prompting urgent appeals for help from her worried owner. Bonnie, a 25-year-old leopard…
Escaped Tortoise Found One Month Later 3 Miles Away – After Going on the Run at 0.004 mph
A Hermann’s tortoise that vanished from her garden in Leicestershire has been reunited with her owner after surviving an incredible month-long adventure across the English countryside. Matilda the Escaped Tortoise…
‘Seemingly impossible’: Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a male of the same age at Philadelphia Zoo. An endangered…
Ultra-Rare Western Swamp Tortoise: 400 Left and Can Survive Cold, Bringing New Hope
The recent discovery that Australia’s most endangered reptile, the Western swamp tortoise, can survive in colder temperatures has reignited conservation efforts in Perth. With only 400 to 500 individuals left…
Fame Follows Tortoise: Beach Strolls Turn Him Into a Shell-lebrity
A woman known for walking her pet tortoise along the beach says she can’t imagine life without her beloved companion. Jackie Leek, often seen with her eight-year-old African sulcata tortoise,…
Frank the Tank’s Odyssey: A Giant Tortoise’s Century-Long Quest for a New Home
A colossal African sulcata tortoise, exceeding the size of a platter for a 24-person Thanksgiving turkey, was discovered abandoned in a spinach patch in Los Angeles. Weighing over 100 pounds,…