A "never before been observed" albino Galapagos giant tortoise made its first public debut at a Swiss zoo on Friday. Two tortoises, one black and the other albino, were born in early May at the ...

A rare two-headed baby tortoise has baffled experts, who predict it's likely to live a long, healthy life despite its anomaly. The mutant tortoise has two heads and four front legs but only one set of ...

An extremely rare white tortoise baby has just been revealed to the world for the very first time. The tiny, red-eyed reptile has pigmentless skin and a pale shell, caused by a genetic disorder known ...

The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species in the water and birds in the air too. But there are also frogs, ...

Turtles and tortoises are both reptiles with shells, but they're not exactly the same. So how can you tell them apart? What's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? "All tortoises are turtles ...

Mommy, the Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident, is living up to her name. A pair of nearly 100-year-old tortoises have welcomed four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo. "All are doing well, eating ...

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