Once known as 'Hoover chickens,' the long-lived gopher tortoises are now at the center of a growing conservation battle.

Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is about 194 years old and the oldest land animal alive today. Discoveries about his genetics could provide clues to extending lifespan in humans ...

In what University of Cambridge scientists hope could lead to a "blueprint" for understanding ageing, the world’s oldest living land animal has been found to have a genetic advantage that limits DNA ...

A male Russian tortoise begins his courtship with enthusiastic head-bobbing and persistent movements around the enclosure, seemingly eager to mate. However, his efforts fail to make progress, and he ...

A new look at the genes of Jonathan, who is considered to be the world’s oldest known land animal, reveals interesting insights about longevity ...

The state-designated threatened gopher tortoise may be in more trouble than previously thought with the International Union ...

If you are returning a tortoise to the wild, it should be fine as long as it is a place where the same species lives.You ...

The world's oldest-known terrestrial animal — an Aldabra giant tortoise named Jonathan, estimated to be about 194 years old — ...

He’s way over the hill and still going because of incredible genes. But what’s his skincare routine?

Police in New Jersey are hoping to reunite a "very slow-moving suspect" with their owner after a large tortoise was found wandering loose.