A North Side park had a very unlikely visitor early last week -- a 50-pound African Spurred Tortoise -- and it’s still unclear how it got there. (Animal Care Services/KSAT) SAN ANTONIO – A ...

Origin: Tropical, sub-Saharan Africa Habitat: Found in Florida in urban areas, buildings, walls, fences, and trees; they prefer sunny spots for basking African spurred tortoises, also called sulcata ...

It’s rare that a sulcata, or African spurred tortoise, ever meets its offspring despite having a long life. This endearing moment was captured on film, but is not common in the wild. Once a ...

The group of sulcata tortoises, also known as African spurred tortoises ... caused by climate change, is leading to habitat ...

PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX) — After being missing for eight days, an African spurred tortoise named Shelly has been reunited with her family in a rural Punta Gorda neighborhood. Shauna Corocoran ...

Origin: Tropical, sub-Saharan Africa Habitat: Found in Florida in urban areas, buildings, walls, fences, and trees; they prefer sunny spots for basking African spurred tortoises, also called ...