The baby African pancake tortoise's birth was announced on June 10. The zoo then turned to TODAY.com readers to select the perfect name for the baby girl, and Maple was the clear winner.

The Denver Zoo's baby African pancake tortoise and his mom, Waffles. (Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance) The tiny tortoise will soon have a big role at the zoo as an animal ambassador.

The National Mississippi River Museum announced last week that Cashew, the African leopard tortoise, had been stolen. Mysteriously, two days later Cashew turned up again, riding the museum elevator.

UPDATED: June 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM MDT A baby African pancake tortoise hatched for the first time ever at the Denver Zoo on Friday, May 23, 2025. Pancake tortoises are critically endangered in the ...

Help Denver Zoo name its first hatched African pancake tortoise. Vote for a pancake-themed name on the Today Show's website by Thursday morning.

A baby tortoise's daily activities are depicted in this recent Instagram video that has gone viral. A pet parent has recently taken to Instagram in order to share a video of a baby leopard tortoise.

The African spurred tortoise is on the IUCN's endangered species list. Zenger/AniCura "It has a good chance of surviving because it looks like it has one heart, one gastrointestinal tract.

Meet Bertie: The Fastest Tortoise in the World Bertie is a South African leopard tortoise living at Adventure Valley, UK, and he’s far from your average slow mover.

Our ancestors, Homo sapiens, were also present. Today, the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is the largest tortoise species in the area. The record length for a leopard tortoise is 70cm.

The Denver Zoo has a new arrival and wants your help choosing a name! The zoo announced on June 10 that it welcomed a baby African pancake tortoise to its facility. The female reptile is the first ...