People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

In late August, Cherrie Zaidi put her two African Spur Tortoises ... By the time she was able to go look, Ferb had played a ...

The group of sulcata tortoises, also known as African spurred tortoises ... "They all have coloured markings on their shells so we know who is who," said Ms Hardwick. "Tank is the biggest male ...

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 ...

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 ...

Photo courtesy of Anna Yu ] Those suspicions were confirmed when a longtime Eckerd College biology professor examined the tortoise shells. In 1994, Peter Meylan and his students started tracking ...

Cat encourages the children to imagine what it is like to walk round like a tortoise with a shell/ house on your back. Follow-up ideas • Discussion: encourage the children to talk about African ...