It’s the smallest of the North American tortoises and it can live as long as 60 years. You can learn more about the Texas Tortoise here.

For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of the spur-thighed tortoise, using the genome of another closely related native American tortoise as a reference.

DESCRIPTION: The desert tortoise is terrestrial, with an oblong, domed shell and round, elephantine hind legs. Males may be slightly larger than females; average lengths range between six and 14.6 ...

and appears in the Indigenous North American Lenape people’s creation myth. “Beyond their dietary importance, tortoises probably played a major role in the spiritual world of the Paleolithic ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

What is the current share price of Tortoise North American Pipeline ETF (TPYP)? Tortoise North American Pipeline ETF's (TPYP) current share price is $36.12. This constitutes a price movement of 4.57% ...

Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (NYSE: TYN) today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $264.8 million and its unaudited net asset ...