After a female tortoise is fertilized, she undergoes several changes. After mating, the female tortoise will carry eggs for weeks to months, depending on the species. As the female tortoise gets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They have stumpy legs with strong feet designed for digging massive holes in sandy dunes. Gopher tortoises are among Florida's ...

STUART, Fla. (AP) - Florida wildlife officials say a man they found in possession of two gopher tortoises, said he didn't want to keep them as pets - he planned to eat them. Martin County Sheriff's ...

Animal care officers took the tortoise to Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation in San Antonio, where the animal's owners reclaimed the reptile Visitors to a San Antonio park came across an unexpected ...

Have you ever wondered how tortoises lay eggs? For many temperate species, such as Mediterranean and North American tortoises, eggs typically hatch between late August and early October, though ...