At first glance, they look harmless enough. Africa’s helmeted terrapins often sit motionless in grassland water holes, silently watching the herds of animals that come to sip from their muddy homes.

Red-footed tortoises have moods, at least of optimism and pessimism, just as so-called higher animals do, a new study has concluded. The work has important implications for how we regard and treat ...

Your Wednesday editorial, "A tortoise tale," at least got the facts partially correct. The military's plan to capture and move nearly 800 desert tortoises is required by law for the expansion of Fort ...

All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Their diets are a little different, too. As the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation explains, tortoises are primarily herbivorous, though ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A structure fire was reported at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City around 1:30 a.m. Friday, according to the Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department. The fire was primarily on the ...

Most reptiles are covered in dry, scaly skin. They can be found living in both water and on the land. There are six species of reptile which live in the UK. They are rare and very shy so spotting them ...