Slim Shady, a Sacramento tortoise, needs a new home. His owner has to let it go (go)

Mona Heflin, 71, is in poor health and trying to find a next home for her 22-year-old, 70-pound tortoise.
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A Treasure Trove Of Incredible Fossils Were Found In A Texas Cave, Including Those Coming From A Giant Tortoise

Hundreds of rare fossils just out in the open must have been a dream come true for this paleontologist.

Did Jonathan the Tortoise Really Die or Was His Death Part of a Viral Crypto Scam on X?

"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences." ...

Zoo Knoxville tortoise, Tex, dead at 160 years old

Zoo Knoxville mourns the loss of Tex, the beloved 160-year-old Aldabra tortoise. Known for his affectionate nature, Tex ...

Injured turtle gets a second chance on four wheels

Installing wheels on a tortoise might seem like a cruel joke—but a veterinary practice in the Philippines recently did so to ...

World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive and (slowly) kicking despite rumor to the contrary

Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated.

Zoo Knoxville tortoise believed to be over 160 dies

Zoo Knoxville‘s oldest animal, a tortoise believed to be over 160, has died, the zoo announced Tuesday. The Aldabra tortoise, ...
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It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well'

It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well' ...
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Bird and tortoise fossil tracks on SA coast – latest findings are world firsts

Most have been dated to the Pleistocene era, between 130,000 and 90,000 years in age, using a technique that measures how ...