In the video, we see the pup pup approach to sniff her tortoise pal while mom gives her a warning not to get too close. But ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville's Aldabra Giant Tortoise is out for the summer and basking in the mud. During the warm spring and summer months, Al can be seen in Tortoise Territory— he's hard to ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — One of Zoo Knoxville's biggest draws is back. His name is Big Al. He is back on display at his regular enclosure after taking a few months off during the colder months. He's an ...

Around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Lisa Seger, co-owner of Blue Heron Farm and Beer Garden in rural Waller County, Texas, walked outside to check on her 90-pound, 30-year-old tortoise, Jeremy. But as ...

Tino the tortoise went to town. He was a pig. The Sulcata tortoise gobbled lettuce strewn on a colorful beach towel. Sometimes he absentmindedly chewed the towel when it stuck to the veggies. His ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One of Zoo Knoxville’s oldest residents found his way slowly into a new home on Tuesday, much to the delight of onlookers. Big Al, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise who is older than ...

ARLINGTON — Two large sulcata tortoises tore through a chain link fence and escaped from an Arlington yard in late August. Both were eventually found and returned to owner June Angevine. The elder ...