A 50-year-old female fantastic giant tortoise turns out to be the same species as another found in 1906 CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 16, 2022 1:48 PM PDT | Last Updated: June 17, 2022 ...

The July 2020 footage shows a giant tortoise preying upon a tern chick on Fregate Island, one of the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean. The video plays out like a slasher movie, if the ...

Scientists have now been able to prove that Fernanda - a giant female tortoise discovered on the Galápagos Islands three years ago - is from a rare species not seen since 1906 ...

Scientists have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands, using genetic data to determine that a group of 250 of the slow-moving grazing reptiles was distinct from other ...

A giant Galapagos tortoise has turned 135 – and he’s also just become a father for the first time, says Miami Zoo officials. Despite multiple breeding attempts throughout his lifetime, Goliath ...

Officials are investigating the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises amid fears the critically endangered creatures are being hunted for meat. Last year 15 of the species were slaughtered and ...