Like many threatened land turtle species, the spur-thighed tortoise had no complete genome. Now for the first time, researchers from the Ecology departments at Miguel Hernández University of ...

Have you ever considered the idea of owning tortoises as pets? If you have, this guide is for you. Deciding to get a tortoise ...

In this image provided by Washington State University, Gamera, a 12-year-old, African spur-thighed tortoise, shows off his new front "leg" at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., on ...

The spur-thighed tortoise is found throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. In the European Union, the most numerous populations are found in the south east of Spain, between Murcia and Almeria, where ...

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. -- Sherman, an African spur-thighed tortoise, is safe and back at home after being missing for several days. What now? His owner hopes to have him breed.

Gamera, a 12-year-old, African spur-thighed tortoise, shows off his new front "leg" Friday at Washington State University in Pullman. SPOKANE — Watch out Mr. Hare, this tortoise has a wheel. A ...

In April, Gamera, a 12-year-old African spur-thighed tortoise, was turned over to the animal hospital at WSU's vet school with a badly burned front left leg.

A 90-lb African Spur-thighed tortoise named Flash escaped his family’s yard in North Jacksonville Wednesday. “He’s a big boy and he’s very friendly,” said Jane Everett, the owner of Flash.

Like many threatened land turtle species, the spur-thighed tortoise had no complete genome. For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of the spur-thighed tortoise ...

Greek spur-thighed tortoises usually live for at least 50 years, if not reaching 80 to 100 years old. Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.