The Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey joined the relatively few in the U.S. that routinely give the public a view of veterinary ...

A sulcata tortoise undergoes a veterinary checkup at Turtle Back Zoo, where zoo visitors can observe animal care procedures.

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 ...

An officer rushed to save a baby creature that was spotted wandering around an Arizona dog park. A woman found the small tortoise Monday, Sept. 18, in Oro Valley, the local police department said in a ...

Q. I know tortoises live on land. Does that mean box turtles (which also live on land) are tortoises? How many true tortoises are there, what parts of the world do they live in and how big do they get ...

Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger ...