Far removed in scale from the pet turtle species people keep, one remarkable Galápagos giant tortoise (chelonoidis nigra) secured a spot in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for size.

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...

There are more tortoises than humans on this UNESCO World Heritage Site – in fact, it’s home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world Esmeralda is a rather remarkable ...

Galápagos tortoises are the largest tortoises in the world, with males regularly weighing 500 pounds and the females averaging about half that. The cold-blooded reptiles spend a couple hours each ...

The sulcata tortoises - the third largest species of tortoise in the world - outgrew their old home. The vet practice says they have had calls from "across the country" from people claiming the pet.