This small rodent can survive its entire life without water, obtaining moisture from its seed-based diet and highly efficient ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. - An African tortoise that ran, or walked slowly, away from his Clearwater home earlier this month has been reunited with his owner. A sergeant with the Clearwater Police ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. - An African tortoise that ran, or walked slowly, away from his Clearwater home earlier this month has been reunited with his owner. A sergeant with the Clearwater Police Department ...

Clearwater officers corralled an African-spurred tortoise and transported her to a local aquarium until a suitable home opens ...

Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise, has become a favorite among Arizona Game and Fish Department staff. Known for his curious nature, he likes to follow people, moseying over their shoes and ...

It’s a cool and windy day at the Arizona Game and Fish’s Wildlife Center in North Phoenix. Tegan Wolf is looking at a medium-sized desert tortoise who slowly crawled out of his burrow. “Yeah, hi!” she ...

According to the Central Florida Zoo, the African-spurred tortoise originates from the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. Also known as the Sulcata tortoise, the average size ...

A woman reportedly called police after she came across the African spurred tortoise in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Greenlea Drive. Once they arrived, officers said they found the ...

For the desert tortoise, an approximately 1-foot-long reptile found in desert valleys across California and the American Southwest, a full lifespan can be up to 80 years. So while the Mojave ...