It’s rare that a sulcata, or African spurred tortoise ... tortoises will seek out multiple partners. Each year, a female tortoise can produce up to 30 hatchlings. Males go on to reproduce ...

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 ...

SEREMBAN: A shop assistant who kept two protected African spurred tortoises for good feng shui was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court here. Tan Mei Ching, 42, had earlier pleaded guilty to the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Authorities in Pingtung are investigating the theft of 30 African spurred tortoises from a breeding farm on Saturday. Forensic teams gathered evidence, and a neighborhood search ...

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 ...

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 female lays her eggs ...