I think the reason why Pee Wee, a Herman’s tortoise survived the full effects of a recycling plant is because of his shell (details below). Such a great form of protection. It is remarkable how he survived. Pee Wee arrived at Mid-UK Recycling Centre in …
NEWS AND COMMENT: You may remember the story of 10 giant tortoises found in woodland dead. People scratched their heads as to what had happened. We now know. The tortoises were being looked after by an electrician who’d apparently had a fascination with tortoises for …
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles and is one of the largest tortoises in the world. They are normally found on many of the western Indian Ocean islands including Madagascar. Many of the Indian Ocean species were thought to have been driven …
A new study of turtles and tortoises published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences found that they barely aged at all in some instances. The lead author of the study, Fernando Colchero, of the University of Southern Denmark, said: “We will …
Tortoises are being attacked by hungry rats in the UK. The rats are gnawing at the legs of pet tortoises because they have been deprived of food that would normally have been available as waste outside opened restaurants and cafés. We all know about the …
