Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles originally appeared on PetHelpful. Just like us, animals enjoy a little pampering now and then. A soothing massage ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego ...

A Brazilian tortoise called Fred has been given a major technological upgrade with the help of a 3D-printed shell created for him following his natural shell being damaged in a forest fire. Based in ...

As readers of the story of the hare and the tortoise will know, the tortoise always wins in the end. And just like his counterpart in the famous fable, Freddy the tortoise is something of an underdog.

From left, Charlotte Modesitt, Ray Swick and Susie Ashley pose with Sammy. Sammy got loose from Swick on June 19 at Civitan Park in Belpre and was lost for nearly a week before being found by Jenny ...

A large tortoise that fell off a 10 foot high wall and cracked its shell is now recovering after an expensive surgery. The 90 pound African spurred tortoise was likely kept as a pet and escaped from ...

This is the astonishing moment a crafty tortoise manages to escape the claws of lions by hiding inside its shell. Peet van Schalkwyk captured the clip while on safari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, ...