Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female tortoises facing constant sexual aggression from males are walking off cliffs to avoid the male tortoises, according to a ...

The zoo has not named the four hatchlings, believed to be female, yet; however, guests will be able to visit them starting on April 23 Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, is making history ...

After a female tortoise is fertilized, she undergoes several changes. After mating, the female tortoise will carry eggs for weeks to months, depending on the species. As the female tortoise gets ...

Scientists say a tortoise discovered in 2019 on the Galapagos Islands belongs to a species considered extinct more than 100 years ago. The single female tortoise belongs to the species Chelonoidis ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

A Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise named Mommy gave birth to four babies, believed to be female, at Philadelphia Zoo Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously ...