Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St. Louis Zoo Facebook page. Zookeepers and guests are mourning a beloved ...

Iguanas damage infrastructure, eat native plants plus owl and tortoise eggs, and can spread disease. MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – The battle lines were drawn the day John Johnson saw an iguana emerging ...

In a historic first for the Philadelphia Zoo, a 92-year-old Galápagos tortoise named Mommy has given birth for the first time, becoming the oldest documented member of her species to do so.

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo announced Thursday that one of its oldest animals had died. Othello, a centenarian Aldabra giant tortoise, was humanely euthanized on Tuesday due to declining ...

Iguanas damage infrastructure, eat native plants plus owl and tortoise eggs, and can spread disease. The battle lines were drawn the day John Johnson saw an iguana emerging from a burrowing owl hole.

The use of horse-drawn caissons was then halted in May 2023, in favor of a program aimed towards bettering the horses' conditions. At the time, the remaining horses retired and were sent to live ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A tortoise named Mommy just became the oldest first-time parent of her species at an estimated 100 years old. The four hatchlings are ...

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to ...

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to "Mommy ...