HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A wandering African spurred tortoise is back home safely thanks to the quick response of a Precinct 4 deputy constable and a watchful citizen. According to Pct. 4 Constable Mark ...

All's well that ends well for one adorable African spurred tortoise and his family in Florida. The pet tortoise was missing after its owners briefly left their gate open while having works done on ...

PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX) — After being missing for eight days, an African spurred tortoise named Shelly has been reunited with her family in a rural Punta Gorda neighborhood. Shauna Corocoran told ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet the sulcata tortoises at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe! They’re also known as the African spurred thigh tortoise. If you buy a ticket at the front gate, ...

After missing for three years, a tortoise was reunited with its owner with the help of Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Deputies with The Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 21 ...

The Denver Zoo has a new arrival and asked for your help choosing a name. Now, the results are in. Meet Maple! The baby African pancake tortoise's birth was announced on June 10. The zoo then turned ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — Officers with the Clearwater Police Department engaged in a “low-speed pursuit” Thursday with a tortoise that was found wandering through a parking lot. A woman reportedly ...