They are a species of Mediterranean tortoise that can be found in two sub-species – the western and eastern Hermann’s tortoise. The western Hermann’s tortoise is slightly smaller and more ...

Hermann's tortoises are the most popular tortoises to be kept as pets, and rarely grow larger than 18 cm They are part of a group of tortoises referred to as 'Mediterranean tortoises' ...

A male African Hermann’s tortoise is settling into his new home at DZG. The tortoise, who is nearing 50 years-old and was a much-loved pet, was donated by a couple in Edgbaston, who relocated to ...

He was given the endangered Hermann's tortoise at the age of 11 when the pet was already 30. Today, a grandfather of seven, Mr Coxeter said: "It is a nightmare to lose him after all these years.

Dozens of rare Hermann's tortoises have vanished from a French conservation park, raising concern not only for the future of the nearly threatened species but the possibility that if released in ...