Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles originally appeared on PetHelpful. Just like us, animals enjoy a little pampering now and then. A soothing massage ...

The “fantastic giant tortoise” – a rare Galapagos species with a huge, flared shell – has only been identified once, more than a century ago, in 1906. It’s since widely been considered extinct. But ...

On our third day in the Galápagos Islands, we traveled to the highlands for our first look at some of the most majestic creatures on the planet. Galápagos giant tortoises make their home half the year ...

CINCINNATI — Bruno the tortoise isn't winning any races against hares or otherwise, but when Cincinnati Zoo noticed he was running even slower than usual, they had to get creative. The Cincinnati Zoo ...

Behold Fernanda, who, through genetic sequencing, has been confirmed as the only known tortoise of her kind. The Fernandina Giant Tortoise (chelonoidis phantasticus) was — or, now, once again is — ...

The world's oldest tortoise has turned 191 years old, extending his title of the oldest living land animal by another year. The Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), known as ...

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A DNA analysis of a tortoise named Fernanda confirms she is closely related to an animal last spotted in the wild in 1906. Reading time 3 minutes A presumed-extinct giant tortoise of the Galápagos ...

Today, Aldabra Atoll, an island in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar and Tanzania, is a predator-free paradise for more than 100,000 giant tortoises. Gone are the seafarers who over-hunted them to near ...

A giant tortoise named Orville celebrated his 120th birthday in Rapid City, South Dakota.KOTA reports that the event took place at the Reptile Gardens, where caretakers organized a special celebration ...