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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Looking to adopt a reptile companion this spring? Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) says dozens of desert tortoises are ready to go home to their forever families.

PHOENIX (KVOA) - The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking adoptive homes for more than 100 desert tortoises as the reptiles emerge from winter brumation this spring. The tortoises available ...

Scientists predict that the last female tortoise on the island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia will die in 2083 Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female tortoise, tapped into her speedy side to flee flames that engulfed her backyard ...

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — Officers with the Scappoose Police Department investigating a "promiscuous" shooting found two dead tortoises and two neglected turtles while serving a search warrant at a home last ...

The story of Rockalina the turtle — who was rescued after nearly a half-century of neglect — now has a new character. Enter an Oreo-sized baby turtle, who will be Rockalina's new friend and who ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Zoo announced on Friday via an Instagram post that Gramma, the beloved Galápagos tortoise, has died. Gramma arrived at the San Diego Zoo between 1928 and 1931 as part ...