PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper ...

PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper ...

An extinct species of tortoise has been described from a Madagascan fossil. Though it may have gone extinct over 600 years ago, understanding more about Astrochelys rogerbouri could help to save its ...

At first glance, it appears to be a meeting of David and Goliath. But, unbelievably, the tiny tortoise in this picture will grow to be just as big as its watchful mother. Nigrita is a 70-year-old ...

UPDATE: A tortoise who was being cared for by the Dallas animal shelter was safely returned to his family. Yay! DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A very large, "lovely" tortoise has slowly made his way to ...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has canceled its 'GREEN ALERT' Thursday.A Green Alert is the code for a found tortoise.MSHP Troop A sent out the tweet in jest Thursday afternoon after they found ...

The diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise may play a key role in seed dispersal of plant species in its semidesert habitat in South Africa, a new study finds. A germination trial showed the tortoises ...

PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper ...

An unidentified driver and Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Sekrecki hold a rescued a sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho, Ariz., on July 30, 2024.