The Turtle Back Zoo this year joined the relatively few U.S. zoos — perhaps a dozen or fewer among the 250 accredited by the ...
Imagine meeting an animal that’s been alive for 105 years and still growing. This colossal tortoise has lived longer than most people and weighs as much as a car. His incredible longevity and size ...
Age makes us all move a little slower, but the world’s oldest living land animal is at least used to the pace. The title is held by a Seychelles giant tortoise by the name of Jonathan, who just ...
The world’s oldest living land animal - a Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan - has just celebrated his 191st birthday. Jonathan’s estimated 1832 birth year predates the invention of the postal ...
PHILADELPHIA — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off ...
Florida is home to plenty of species that need no introduction: alligators, crocodiles, panthers, or manatees. However, a ...
Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee celebrates its 60th anniversary this month with a gift for the public — the opening of its new World of Wonders building. “This will be a great addition for the ...