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Conservation of tortoise populations in South Africa is essential to plant diversity and creating shelter for other species.

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Atlas, a local 14-year-old pet tortoise, is now back home safe and sound after he went on a big adventure. He was on the run, ...

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Will Indian River County let RSG of Vero Beach build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

EUSTIS — Volunteers tidying up the community on Tuesday came across a horrific sight: more than a dozen gopher tortoise shells in the woods with holes apparently drilled into them. They found ...

Posted: 1 March 2025 | Last updated: 1 March 2025 Tortoise shells are far more than tough protective armor—they are living parts of the tortoise’s skeleton fused directly to its spine and ribs.

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Among them: a social media-famous tortoise named Tiptoe. Caitlin Doran documented her escape from the fast-growing fire with her 175-pound tortoise on social media Wednesday night.