An egg that was found in a tortoise habitat at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance over the winter has successfully hatched ...

Pancake tortoises are critically endangered in the wild and their populations continue to decline, according to the ...

The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance has welcomed its first-ever African pancake tortoise, officials announced Wednesday.

A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species, according to officials at Philadelphia Zoo. Mommy, who has ...

All of the baby tortoises ... habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict. That makes Mommy and Abrazzo's hatchlings, all female, genetically valuable. They could have more siblings on the way, too ...

Where: 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis When: Starting Memorial Day weekend, throughout the summer until the tortoises’ permanent habitat opens in September. Zoo hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday ...

ST. LOUIS (Gray News) – The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its oldest residents – an Aldabra giant tortoise that was well over 100 years old. The zoo said the tortoise named ...