GOLDEN, CO. -- When Cleopatra the leopard tortoise was sent to Canyon Critter Reptile Rescue in Golden, she was in pretty rough shape. Poor nutrition can lead to "pyramiding" shells. Instead of a ...

Here’s something you might not know about tortoises: They have nerve endings in their shells, which means they can feel it when you pet them. If you don’t believe it, watch Redfoot wiggle around when ...

ABC NEWS-- A tortoise has a second chance in life after a team of designers in Brazil custom-made a 3D shell for the reptile, who was badly burned in a fire. The Animal Avengers, the animal rescue ...

“Humpty” the tortoise is on the mend. Photo via County of San Diego Department of Animal Services Facebook page. A middle-aged 90-pound African spurred tortoise nicknamed “Humpty” is continuing to ...

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It would be a memorable sight. But it would also be so wrong to tip over Galápagos giant tortoises to see how shell shape affects their efforts to leg-pump, neck-stretch and rock right-side up again.