Will Indian River County let Tolls Brothers build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

Each tortoise can occupy two or three burrows, which rival human homes in protecting them from heat, fire, hurricanes and flooding. They instinctively know to dig just above the water table.

Phoenix received a $1M grant to address extreme urban heat. Here's where to see the innovative shade structures 11 artists ...

Power politics in the animal kingdom could be as intense, deceptive and selfish as it is in the human kingdom. An ancient African allegory whose patent cannot be credited to a particular tradition ...

Are you familiar with the ancient Aesopian fable of the tortoise and the hare? Sometimes, slow and steady wins the race. In this case, the tortoise, once again, proved that they should not be ...

Tortoise Struggle To Get a Mango From Its Tree Is a Vibe We Can All Relate To originally appeared on PetHelpful. There is always something admirable about tenacity. Not just in human beings, but ...

Speedy the tortoise was believed to be a boy because in the spring she would "mount" things in the garden Speedy was always assumed to be male by her owners of 41 years, so when she laid four eggs ...

This is the heartwarming moment a hungry pet tortoise ate a piece of jackfruit with its owners. Footage captured by Naranya ...

A couple made their special day even more memorable by having their pet tortoise ‘walk’ down the aisle as a groomsman. Adorable video (click to play above) captures the moment when five year ...

The perfect opportunity to lace up and connect with others, and it’s all thanks to the team at Tortoise and Hare Footwear. Their store manager, Andy Stukel, joined us this morning to share more ...

Languages: English Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise and the oldest animal at Zoo Miami, celebrated his 135th birthday and became a father for the first time, zoo officials announced in a ...