Water turtles require more extensive care and are recommended to be kept outdoors to help duplicate it's natural environment, the club said. The turtle needs a large swimming area (a children's pool ...

"Success ... absolutely depends on building relationships with the communities on whose land the initiative works." Over ...

Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful.

By Shanna Hanbury Hundreds of tortoises have died following severe floods at a sanctuary in southwestern Madagascar that houses and protects more than 12,000 of the critically endangered animals. On ...

Whether you’re a proud tortoise owner or taking care of a playful aquatic turtle, understanding what your reptile buddy can ...

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Less than a day after losing her childhood home to the Palisades fire, Caitlin Doran and Tiptoe the tortoise are determined ...

An animal expert told Newsweek it was "certainly possible" for cats to coexist with reptiles, albeit with proper supervision.

ALTADENA, Calif. -- A family in Altadena, California, is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the ...

Acting on a tip from a village informant, Fabian met a colleague at the edge of the spiny forest reserve just after nightfall. Together, they cycled quietly through the community-managed forest, ...

The famed tortoise was an integral part of the Palisades community, and is expected to be an equally essential aspect of its rebuild.