Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who ...

While on Galapagos, Darwin noticed that the giant tortoises, mockingbirds, and finches he studied differed in unique ways from the species that inhabited neighboring islands. It’s been almost 200 ...

This video captures giant lizards feeding on tortoise eggs in a rarely seen nesting area. The footage shows how exposed nests become prime targets for large reptiles searching for high-energy food.

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...

This video follows the urgent search for baby tortoise eggs buried during a powerful storm. The soaked ground threatens to suffocate the developing embryos. Rescuers work quickly, carefully lifting ...

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

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 ...