An African tortoise that ran, or walked slowly, away from his Clearwater home earlier this month has been reunited with his ...

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

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 ...

Desert tortoises are herbivores and munch on Bermuda ... One popular variety is the African sulcata, the largest mainland tortoise, which can easily hit 100 pounds (45 kilograms) and grow 2 ...

Certain animals like the kangaroo rat, desert tortoise, thorny devil, water-holding frog, and African lungfish survive long ...

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 ...

They are the third largest mainland tortoise in the world after the Galapagos and Aldabra. The endangered species is native ...

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 ...

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 ...