The pampered turtles were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo, a couple that is estimated to both be ...

The funeral was about to begin. The casket was closed. “I just don’t want the kids to see her,” librarian Colleen Boyd said. Early this spring, the small-town library where she’s the sole employee ...

The pampered turtles were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo, a couple that is estimated to both be about 100 years old. Mommy arrived at the zoo in 1932, but had not produced ...

After becoming a first-time mom earlier this year, she and her mate Abrazzo have added nine more hatchlings to their brood.

Tortoise Babies A staff member holds one of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona ...

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

The Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings ...

A mind-bending optical illusion is challenging internet users. A tortoise is perfectly camouflaged within a striped carpet.

Tortoise Babies Staff members pose for photographs several of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia ...

The tortoise has the best morning routine to start off his day. And it’s particularly cute when the tortoise does his morning routine in the rain! It just seems so peaceful.