Galapagos tortoises are being threatened by an invasive tree species. Read how maintaining tortoise highways may be the best remedy.

Curious about animals that eat cactus plants? Read on to learn about seven animals that expertly chow down on cacti and how they avoid harm.

Wonderful news for sea turtles everywhere: a recent study has revealed that nearly 50% of the global sea turtle population is ...

History was made when a 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo became a first-time mother.

A zoo press release sent via email proudly announced that three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises — all male — ...

The Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...

These are from the same clutch of eggs that produced four female tortoises earlier in the year, putting Mommy on the map as ...

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz ...

Three new Galapagos tortoise babies join their four sisters, who hatched earlier this year and were named after the "Golden ...

The Philadelphia Zoo continues to make history: three more critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched at the Zoo. Courtesy: Philadelphia ...

On the "Aqua Mare" in the Galápagos, close encounters with the resident wildlife come with standard-setting luxury.

The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian​ boat called ...