Tortoise shells are not just a single piece of armor but a complex structure composed of around 60 bones. The shell is ...

In this guide, we'll tell you everything you need to know about owning tortoises, including what they eat, what shelter they ...

The tortoise’s shell is constructed of the carapace, the top of the shell, and the plastron, which is the bottom. The sections are fused together on the sides by a bony bridge.

Tortoise shell, or rather scales, is a horny substance that covers the hard strong covering of a bony cotexture, which covers the Testudimbricata, Linn.

Nobody ever said turtles worked quickly. Though it took him nearly a century, the 90-year-old radiated tortoise known as Mr. Pickles is finally a dad. The Houston Zoo announced on Thursday that he ...

Sammy the South American red-footed tortoise got away from Ray Swick on June 19 at the park where the retired historian of the Blennerhassett Island Historical State […] Shell Shocked!: ...

The large African spurred tortoise lives in a spacious yard on the corner of Oak and 63rd streets. The neighborhood turtle-like pet could live to 120 years old.