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

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

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

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” ...

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 ...

CCTV shows the moment a heat lamp fell into a tortoise enclosure, sparking a fire in Fullerton, California. Three year old ...

An unexpected friendship between a black‑and‑white cat and a tortoise is melting hearts across TikTok, after a viral video showcased their surprisingly affectionate bond. The clip, which has now ...

The Feb. 8 blaze in Fullerton, Calif. was caused by a heat lamp "gone rogue," according to the tortoise's owner Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles The 2026 record price for Hermann Böhm was for Ewer and Tray The 2025 record ...

The story of the tortoise and the hare is one of the most widely told fables across cultures. Parents, teachers, and elders have long used it to explain how success can come not from speed alone, but ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston physician is accused of falsifying medical records, which made potential transplant recipients ineligible for organ donations, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J.

Isaac Petersen named his two female Aldabra giant tortoises Cera and Ali after two dinosaurs in "The Land Before Time" animated franchise. It was a throwback to the time when Petersen, as a teenager, ...