All's well that ends well for one adorable African spurred tortoise and his family in Florida. The pet tortoise was missing after its owners briefly left their gate open while having works done on ...

Oct. 3—LAKE PARK — Attention: Be on the lookout for escapee. Subject is 2.5 feet tall, 200 lbs., answers to the name of "Diego." No distinguishing scars. Subject is a tortoise. Subject was last seen ...

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Lee Richardson Zoo (LRZ) announced the death of Digger, the Zoo’s 26-year-old female African spurred tortoise. She died on Sunday, Dec. 4. The LRZ says necropsy results ...

A North Side park had a very unlikely visitor early last week -- a 50-pound African Spurred Tortoise -- and it’s still unclear how it got there. (Animal Care Services/KSAT) SAN ANTONIO – A North Side ...

Every morning, 71-year-old Hisao Mitani wakes up in his home in the vibrant island neighborhood of Tsukishima, Tokyo. He gets dressed, goes about his daily business, and at some point during the day, ...

After missing for three years, a tortoise was reunited with its owner with the help of Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Deputies with The Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 21 ...

This is the adorable moment a clingy pet tortoise followed it caretaker around a farm to ask for food. Footage shows the African Spurred Tortoise, also known as a sulcata tortoise, waddling behind its ...

A 100-year-old pet tortoise has been successfully reunited with his family after he was found in distress in a Louisiana canal. The African spurred tortoise, named Biscuit, was found on Aug. 30 after ...

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 ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A tortoise is safe and sound following a "low-speed pursuit" with the Clearwater Police Department. Officers rescued a "wayward" tortoise Wednesday after a woman found him roaming ...