Astonished cops were shocked when they checked passengers on a bus and found hundreds of tortoises hidden in a man's luggage. The incident occurred on BR-116 in Teresopolis, in the…
Two critically endangered Seychelles giant tortoises have been relocated to a new home after the world's oldest zoo built them a brand new enclosure. The two reptiles, reportedly aged 70…
Surprising moment when customs officers who decide to check a suspicious-looking man discover he has not just one but nine tortoises hidden in his underpants. The eagle-eyed customs officials noticed…
This heartwarming footage shows how conservationists released 86 young giant tortoises bred in captivity into their natural habitat in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is the…
Swiss police officers have been looking for culprits suspected of stealing nine protected tortoises from a pet shop in Switzerland. The young leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) were reportedly stolen from…
Giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island by scientists have started a cactus boom thanks to their seed-spreading poo, a new study has revealed. The 742 Hood Island giant tortoises…
Four new viruses have been discovered in giant tortoises is in the Galapagos Islands after 454 of the animals underwent COVID-style testing. The research showed that the infected animals live…
Rangers have discovered the decomposing remains of 15 Galapagos giant tortoises on a remote part of Isabela Island. The dead tortoises were found by rangers from the Galapagos National Park…
Cambridge boffins are planning to send an expedition to the Seychelles after a viral video revealed the existence of killer tortoises hunting and eating living prey. The footage, which was…
This is the moment Argentinian cops rescue 80 exotic birds and two tortoises from a makeshift hatchery located in the middle of a city where they were kept in squalid…