Tortoises are among the longest living creatures on the Earth, they have a slow and steady pace that often intrigues people because of having surprisingly long lifespans. Some have even become ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

Gramma passed away on Nov. 20, according to the San Diego Zoo. Two World Wars, two pandemics and more than 20 U.S. presidents. That is a snippet of what Gramma, a 141-year-old Galapagos tortoise at ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

Gramma, an estimated 141-year-old Galápagos tortoise, died Thursday at the San Diego Zoo, ending a near century-long chapter of what the zoo said was quiet, yet constant ambassadorship to generations ...

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The recent brutal poaching of 19 Angulate Tortoises at the Table Bay Nature Reserve has sent shockwaves through the community and conservation circles alike. Staff members of the reserve made the ...

City of Cape Town staff at the Table Bay Nature Reserve made a grim discovery this week, finding 19 empty angulate tortoise shells scattered along footpaths leading to the reserve’s Environmental ...

City staff at Table Bay Nature Reserve found 19 empty angulate tortoise shells on the morning of 1 November 2025, signalling a brutal poaching incident that has shocked staff and local ...

The City of Cape Town has expressed its horror at the brutal poaching of 19 Angulate Tortoises at the Table Bay Nature Reserve. Reserve staff discovered the empty shells along footpaths leading to the ...

Update: On Oct. 28, Indiana State Police announced the tortoises were returned unharmed. They were found in Falls Park in Pendleton. Read more here. Two critically endangered tortoises were stolen ...

First, we need to note that Tortoise releasing a record with anyone other than Thrill Jockey after a 30-plus-year relationship is a shocker for a group not known for dramatic changes. It’s akin to ...