Giant Tortoise Getting a ‘Shell Rub’ at the Nashville Zoo Is Bringing on the Smiles originally appeared on PetHelpful. Just like us, animals enjoy a little pampering now and then. A soothing massage ...

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 ...

Significant differences exist in adult carapace lengths among the four species of North American tortoises (Gopherus spp.). However, after measures of whole shell and scute dimensions are adjusted for ...

She’s got a “beautiful soul” and an appetite to match. And, thanks to a few new friends, she’ll soon be walking on her own. Four mechanical engineering students at Washington State University dropped ...

The most noticeable feature of a tortoise is its massive shell. But what happens if you touch it? Caretakers at Smithsonian's ...

A surprising number of Texas tortoises go on the lam. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brenda Bush of Central Texas Tortoise Rescue about how to keep a tortoise from going astray. So how fast can a ...

There’s a good chance the adorable kitten in this video would pass on Aladdin’s magic carpet, because he already has a strange but comfy and reliable mode of transport. "My kittens get on Turtle the ...