Tortoise News

Dubuque - An 18-pound African leopard tortoise went missing from the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. She was found in an elevator a couple of days later.

Rio De Janeiro - Over 30 years ago a family in Brazil lost their pet tortoise. In an amazing discovery, the reptile was found in a storage room, and was still alive.

Guayaquil - The famous Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni) known to the international nature community and all environmentalists as "Lonesome George" died on Sunday, under unknown circumstances.

Klagenfurt - A pair of giant turtles that have spent over a century together are now calling it splits. The duo recently have separated after a staggering 115 years of togetherness.

Inspired by Digital Journal's photo essays of Spain and Washington in full spring bloom, it is time to showcase Greece in her spring glory.

Pullman - A 12-year old African spur-thigh tortoise who required an amputation of his front leg due to an injury has got a new lease on life now that veterinarians have provided him with a prosthetic device to increase his mobility and improve his quality of life.

Environmental crimes are booming in a Madagascar, plunged in political chaos. Ten or more carts filled with around 100 terrestrial tortoises each are leaving the Mahafaly Plateau in south Madagascar every week, a WWF survey has found.

Billy the spur thigh tortoise is one patient guy. He has finally succeeded in mating with Tammy, a mere babe of 47 who had spurned his advances for 15 years. Come out of your shell and read all about their tale of lasting amour.

Although the headlines allude to a "May-December Romance" it is more fair to say that a "Pig and and Elephant Just Don't Fit." But the bond is deep between these two.