Beetles display a wide range of colors, from deep muted tones to those that shift from green to purple or yellow as they ...

Animal care officers took the tortoise to Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation in San Antonio, where the animal's owners reclaimed the reptile Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

The gopher tortoise is a land animal and cannot swim, officials noted. — -- Not all turtles can swim, wildlife authorities in Florida had to remind everyone recently after receiving reports of at ...

Diego the giant tortoise may be over 100 years old, but he’s been doing his best to save his species by having lots and lots of sex. Yes, it’s true. Diego, a Galapagos giant tortoise who lives on the ...

According to the owner, the tortoise communicates "love and acceptance" through its cherished nose kisses. And whether this gesture, or cuddles from a dog or a cat, pets do seem to have many little ...

Researchers filmed a giant tortoise stalking and killing a baby tern on an island in the Seychelles. The video is the first direct evidence of tortoises hunting. See more stories on Insider's business ...

Firefighters rescued a 100-pound tortoise in a Santa Rosa Beach house fire on Friday morning. According to the South Walton Fire District, crews arrived shortly before 5 a.m. near E. Hewett Road.

Tommy moves with the measured half-gait of a senior citizen—as he should, considering his advanced age and earth-collapsing weight. When a tortoise is in his third or fourth century and tips the ...

The following is a script from "The Race to Save the Tortoise" which aired on Dec. 9, 2012. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Andrew Metz, producer. Not since the dinosaurs disappeared, have animals ...