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 ...

This young tortoise posted by through.the.lleaves is the cutest thing ever. Fig, a little leopard tortoise, enjoys a good scratch on his bony bottom, wiggling back and forth to make sure his owner ...

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...

CINCINNATI — Bruno the tortoise isn't winning any races against hares or otherwise, but when Cincinnati Zoo noticed he was running even slower than usual, they had to get creative. The Cincinnati Zoo ...

Tortoise Babies Mommy, a nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise, and parent of 16 hatchlings in two clutches, walks in her enclosure at the Philadelphia Zoo in ...

These massive, slow-moving creatures are famous for their size, longevity and role in shaping their ecosystems. They're living symbols of conservation and natural history. They survive extreme ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...