KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One of Zoo Knoxville’s oldest residents found his way slowly into a new home on Tuesday, much to the delight of onlookers. Big Al, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise who is older than ...

Around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Lisa Seger, co-owner of Blue Heron Farm and Beer Garden in rural Waller County, Texas, walked outside to check on her 90-pound, 30-year-old tortoise, Jeremy. But as ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With warmer weather on the horizon, one of Zoo Knoxville's most iconic and beloved residents is moving back into the spotlight. Big Al, the giant Aldabra tortoise, will return to ...

A woman said she saw the 80-pound fella trying to cross a street. — -- A lost pet tortoise that was discovered crossing a road in a small town near Miami has recently been reunited with its owner ...

ARLINGTON — Two large sulcata tortoises tore through a chain link fence and escaped from an Arlington yard in late August. Both were eventually found and returned to owner June Angevine. The elder ...

ARCADIA (CBSLA) — A really big tortoise was found crossing a busy thoroughfare in Arcadia, and now its finders are hoping to get him home. The tortoise, estimated to be between 50 and 65 pounds, was ...

Zoo Knoxville's Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Big Al, is more than 120 years old. In that time, he's seen plenty of Super Bowls come and go. On Saturday, handlers let him predict who would win the 2021 ...

Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador. Of the original 15 species of giant ...

For giant tortoises living in the tropics, you either find a way to get out of the sun, or you die. Usually, that means waiting out the hottest part of the day behind a rock or beneath the shade of a ...