The following just might be one of the best inter-species friendships we've seen in a while. A little tortoise likes to bat, nip, and chase after his big dog BFF. You won't want to miss the full ...

Zookeeper Juliette takes pet walking to a whole new level at the reptile zoo. Strapping a heavy-duty harness around a massive Sulcata tortoise, she takes the giant reptile out for an afternoon stroll ...

Nobody ever said turtles worked quickly. Though it took him nearly a century, the 90-year-old radiated tortoise known as Mr. Pickles is finally a dad. The Houston Zoo announced on Thursday that he and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — One of Zoo Knoxville's biggest draws is back. His name is Big Al. He is back on display at his regular enclosure after taking a few months off during the colder months. He's an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nine men walk single file like an army, marching uphill and under the equatorial sun with hundred-pound plastic crates strapped to ...

A big banana becomes the main attraction when this young Aldabra tortoise starts munching away. The caretaker explains that the tortoise is still relatively small for its species, even though it ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One of Zoo Knoxville’s oldest residents found his way slowly into a new home on Tuesday, much to the delight of onlookers. Big Al, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise who is older than ...

Today, leopard tortoises are the largest species found on the Cape south coast. Ava Peattie/Shutterstock In 1835 Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, was exploring an island in the ...