If you happen to be wandering the Mojave Desert and come across a desert tortoise, don’t poke around the critter too closely—you could end up covered with a surprise spray of artificial grape fluid.

ABC NEWS-- A tortoise has a second chance in life after a team of designers in Brazil custom-made a 3D shell for the reptile, who was badly burned in a fire. The Animal Avengers, the animal rescue ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil (KTVU) - A badly burned tortoise now has a new lease on life after she was outfitted with a 3D printed shell to replace the one severely damaged in a fire. The animal rescue group ...

A Colorado Tech University student uses a 3D printer to craft a new shell for a wounded tortoise. KUSA's Ryan Haarer reports.March 26, 2015 © 2024 NBC UNIVERSAL ...

3D printing has shown off its many different forms of use by means of helping animals, to producing a cost-efficient manufacturing process, to assisting those in the medical industry with transplants ...

Between all the media coverage of using 3D printers for human prosthetics, some individuals are making a difference for animals too by using 3D printing. And here’s one we really didn’t expect; a ...

GOLDEN, Colorado- A Colorado tortoise with a cracked shell is receiving a new prosthetic one, with the help of cutting-edge technology. Nico Novelli owns Canyon Critters Reptile Rescue in Golden. He ...

A tortoise in Brazil just received a unique gift: a 3D printed shell. The tortoise, named Fred, was found with 85% of its shell burnt in a forest fire. The group who came to Fred’s rescue, called the ...

Johannesburg - Baby tortoises could be given a lifeline, as scientists employ 3D printing to protect the vulnerable newborns from predators. And South Africa's critically endangered geometric tortoise ...