Study Finds Female Tortoises Choose To Fall Off Cliffs Over Mating Pressure ...

A new study suggests that sexual aggression may be the reason why female tortoises walk off cliffs. The researchers behind ...

Sexual aggression displayed by male tortoises is both physically and mentally hampering female tortoises on the island of ...

Female tortoises facing constant sexual aggression from males, who were found to outnumber females 19 to 1, are walking off ...

A female Hermann's tortoise on the uninhabited island escapes through the exit to avoid males during an enclosure experiment /Dragan Arsovski Tourists and biologists have for years witnessed a “rare” ...

On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction.

Few bonds are as special as those we form with our animal companions. Yet, many pet owners may not realize that some animal friends can outlive them by decades. This bittersweet reality highlights the ...

CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team discusses the beneficiaries of the AI boom with Rob Thummel of Tortoise Capital. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get ...

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...

LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...