An African sulcata tortoise found wandering alone in Florida has been identified as a pet tortoise that went missing in 2020. The Putnam County Sheriff's office posted about the animal on Facebook ...

Upon closer inspection the deputies identified the animal as an African sulcata tortoise, which is native to the Sahara according to a Facebook post by the sheriff's office. The deputies thought ...

The sulcata tortoise is officially called the African spurred tortoise and is native to the Sahara Desert. Read on to learn 10 incredible facts about the sulcata tortoise. 1. The Sulcata Is the ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Tutti, a 10-year-old African Sulcata tortoise, has found a forever home at Camp Lingua in Broward County. Local 10 News anchor Eric Yutzy and his family have watched Tutti ...

Jackie, 58, first bought the African sulcata tortoise she calls Mr. Miyagi for company when recovering from cancer 18 months ago. Since then the pair have become inseparable and she has taken the ...

Oct. 23 (UPI) --Sheriff's deputies in Florida captured a loose African sulcata tortoise and the reptile was later found to have escaped its home 3 1/2 years earlier. Florida's Wildest Animal ...

Having purchased the African sulcata tortoise, whom Jackie Leek named Mr Miyagi, as a companion while recovering from cancer 18 months prior, the pair have since become inseparable companions.

Sulcata tortoises are known as the African spurred tortoise. Their name comes from the Latin word “sulcus,” which means groove, because of the growth rings the tortoise grows each season ...

This is a developing story. For the latest local updates head to LAist.com and sign up for breaking news alerts. Dark gray smoke puffed into the sky behind him as Tiptoe the African sulcata ...

Upon closer inspection the deputies identified the animal as an African sulcata tortoise, which is native to the Sahara according to a Facebook post by the sheriff's office. The deputies thought that ...