A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

Another star-shelled tortoise found in the city. ... The star tortoise has a life-span of around 50 to 60 years while most tortoises live around 150 to 200 years, according to Waheed.

Shell shocked: Turtle and Tortoise Show a ... that displayed nearly 40 species of the shelled reptiles and even allowed people to take photographs with the show’s star, the Galapagos tortoise. ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

The radiated tortoise has a starry pattern on its shell, very similar to the Indian star tortoise, and the ploughshare has a protective neck plate below its chin shaped like the blade of a plow.

HYDERABAD: A eight-year-old land tortoise belonging to the rare star-shelled species, which was found on the road by a passer-by, has been shifted to the Nehru Zoological park on Sunday.

Critically endangered, radiated tortoises sport star patterns on their shells and live in the forests and scrubland of Madagascar. (Images courtesy Smithsonian's National Zoo) People often use the ...

Wild Indian star tortoises, like this one photographed in northern India, are popular pets throughout Asia. The demand is fueled partly by beliefs that the animal brings good luck.

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.