Goliath was aptly named, being a giant among tortoises. Goliath reached an astonishing 135.8 cm (4 ft 5 in) in length, 102 cm (3 ft 4 in) in width, 68.5 cm (2 ft 3 in) in height, and weighed a ...

Genetic tests have confirmed that a giant tortoise found on the Galápagos Islands is from a species which scientists thought had died out more than a century ago. The single female was discovered ...