The Conservancy of South Florida in Naples shared before-and-after photos after admitting two gopher tortoises that were spray-painted on their shells. In the first photo, one tortoise had its ...

Bindi posted two pictures of Grace hanging out with a giant tortoise on Instagram. In the first snap, Bindi's husband Chandler Powell pets the tortoise's long neck, as Grace leans in on her tippy toes ...

Shelly's owner said her neighbors took to horseback and even used drones to try and help track down the reptile. She was only ...

As this keystone species' name suggests, the gopher tortoise is an expert at living underground — like a gopher. Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them ...

They may not have quite the heft - or the fame - of Esmeralda, but when you leave the lovely island nation and show off your suntan and your giant tortoise photos back home, they are bound to ...