A surprising ally against the desert emerges in Africa: a gigantic herbivorous tortoise capable of restoring ecosystems

The African spurred tortoise is the largest mainland tortoise in the world and the third-largest tortoise overall, surpassed ...

Yes, Jonathan the tortoise is still alive, and he's a Guinness icon now

Guinness World Records has named Jonathan the tortoise an 'Icon.' It's the latest award for the oldest land animal, falsely reported dead in April.

Look: Fugitive tortoise found trying to cross highway

An officer in Huntingdonshire, England, engaged in "a contender for the world's slowest police foot-chase" when she spotted ...

Meet Jonathan the tortoise, the 194-year-old animal, who is older than the telephone

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on Saint Helena, holds the Guinness World Record as the world's oldest living land animal. Believed to be at least 194 years old, he has lived through ...

Watch: African spurred tortoise found wandering loose in Missouri

Animal control officials in Missouri are trying to identify the owner of an African spurred tortoise found wandering loose in a neighborhood.
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Hotel guest sees movement in tortoise enclosure and finds an unexpected wild baby

While staying at Le Palmarium Hotel & Reserve in Madagascar, Julia Hellweg was looking around the tortoise enclosure when she ...