For pet owners, aquarium goers and nature lovers, turtles are a spectacle to behold with intricate shells and long lifespans. Turtles exist in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Red-eared sliders, ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...

Certain types of tortoises and turtles can continue to grow and live for decades under the right circumstances, the study found. A new study using data collected at Santa Rosa’s Safari West animal ...

For pet owners, aquarium goers and nature lovers, turtles are a spectacle to behold with intricate shells and long lifespans. Turtles exist in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Red-eared sliders, ...

Q. I know tortoises live on land. Does that mean box turtles (which also live on land) are tortoises? How many true tortoises are there, what parts of the world do they live in and how big do they get ...

Terri the tortoise was left for dead in a Benton City driveway in March after being run over by her owner as he drove to work. Ten-year-old Terri, an African spur-thighed tortoise, was found by a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DOTHAN, Ala. — A tortoise set on fire during ...

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 ...