A MALE African spurred tortoise has been donated to Dudley Zoo – and he’s a fast mover. Assistant curator Richard Brown said: “He’s been following staff around and he can really motor, he’s 60cms long ...

A 100-YEAR-OLD tortoise who went missing over the weekend is not quite the adventurer that his owners had feared. It had been thought that Florentine had made a bid for freedom through an open garden ...

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 ...

Workers at the Water World aquatic farm at Wuwei town in Anhui, eastern China, were shocked to discover the unusual creature after they ordered a shipment of baby tortoises from a local farm.

The 20-year-old tortoise is thought to have been injured when she was attacked by a rat or a fox and had to have her back legs amputated Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by ...

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A century-old tortoise has been given a new lease of life after its legs were gnawed off by rats. Reptile Mrs T is going twice normal speed thanks to her owners, who glued the wheels from a model ...

JERRY the tortoise had a lucky escape after deciding to live life in the fast lane. JERRY the tortoise had a lucky escape after deciding to live life in the fast lane. The five-year-old pet was ...

The little critter on wheels is the star attraction at an Indian zoo after being equipped with wheels to replace the loss of its front right leg, drawing visitors from all over the world. Kali Reddy, ...

A tortoise with a taste for life in the fast lane was rescued from a busy motorway after dodging up to six lanes of traffic against the odds. The tortoise was plucked from the M23 slip road at ...

So how fast can a determined tortoise go? Fast enough to make a quick getaway from their owners. We read this week in Texas Monthly that tortoise escapes are surprisingly frequent in that state in ...

A tortoise has been fitted with wheels after her back legs had to be amputated. Harriet suffered severe injuries in what is believed to by a rat or fox attack. Vet Nicky Taylor removed her ...