A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering this week from a three-hour operation that cost $4,000.

A large tortoise that fell off a 10 foot high wall and cracked its shell is now recovering after an expensive surgery. The 90 pound African spurred tortoise was likely kept as a pet and escaped ...

SAN DIEGO — A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego ...

Around the tortoise they found the attacker’s weapons, including the remains of the 4-foot by 4-foot gate post and a bloody metal bar that may have been used to try to crack open the shell.

Crush, a missing 50 year old African spurred tortoise, has been found. After going on a romp through Cape Coral, the 55 pound ...

He weighs 50 pounds and his shell is yellow and brown. (Provided photo) BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. -- Carl Engelmann last saw his African spurred tortoise, also known as a sulcata tortoise, late Sunday ...

This tough tortoise was hit by a car, crushing his pelvis and shell. He survived and today he's fully healed - glued shell and all. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

RJ Bigham walks along his property just west of Tuscaloosa, recalling one of his strongest memories. When he was a child, RJ ...

A 12-year-old African tortoise that had its front left leg amputated due to injury is moving just fine after veterinarians attached a swiveling wheel to his shell. “I don't know whether he'd ...

For instance, Ebert participates in a group that works with critically endangered African hinge-back tortoises. Five of the 12 species she cares for are critically endangered.

A 12-year-old African tortoise whose front left leg was amputated recently because of an injury is now moving just fine, thanks to a swiveling wheel attached to his shell.

But when you get a sulcata, an African spurthi tortoise, they get very large. And they are honestly a pet that you've really got to prepare yourself for, be ready for and have the right ...