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Giant tortoises found dead in Ashclyst Forest ‘smuggled into country’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAldabra giant tortoises are rare and classed as vulnerable by the the International Union for...
Police Launch Investigation After 7 Giant Tortoises Are Found Dead in U.K. Forest: 'A Dreadful...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe deaths are under investigation because of the "unusual type of incident and the protected status...
How does an injured 500-pound tortoise get around? With a special scooter, photos show
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn injured tortoise living at a zoo in Iowa was given a specially-made device to help him move...
Beloved 150-year-old tortoise dies at Idaho Falls Zoo
KTVX via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (ABC4) — A beloved tortoise at Idaho Falls Zoo, who is said to have been around...
Madagascar: giant tortoises have returned 600 years after they were wiped out
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA six-year-old project to return giant tortoises to the wild in Madagascar could result in thousands of the 350kg megaherbivores re-populating the island for the first time in 600 years. The ...
Zoo Boise says it may have the oldest spider monkey in the world. He just turned 60
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoWith Fourth of July fanfare, Zoo Boise this weekend celebrated birthdays of some of its oldest...
What really happened to the seven dead tortoises found in a Devon forest?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNestled in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, just a short drive from Exeter, Ashclyst Forest...
Mystery as bodies of seven giant tortoises found hidden in woodlands
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPolice are appealing for information after the bodies of seven exotic giant tortoises were found in...
Zoo’s oldest resident — gone since 2009 — is finally back home. All 508 pounds of him.
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 2 years agoOne of the Sedgwick County Zoo’s original residents — a 508-pound “shellebrity” who has been living...
Police investigate discovery of seven dead tortoises in woodland
Press Association News via AOL· 4 months agoSeveral giant tortoises have been found dead in woodland. Devon and Cornwall Police said seven dead...