Meet Adolf, a 106-year-old Galapagos tortoise! This sweet and wise reptile is thriving at The Reptile Zoo. Learn about these rare animals with interactive displays and presentations.

In 2013, when Sandra Altherr, co-founder of the German NGO Pro Wildlife, began looking into the reptile trade in Europe, she ...

Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a ...

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

Into the future -- Beyond rescue to full recovery / James P. Gibbs, Linda J. Cayot and Washington Tapia A Summary "Galapagos Giant Tortoises brings together researchers and conservationists to share ...

June 15, Zoo Miami's oldest animal celebrated his 135th birthday. His name is "Goliath," and he is a Galapagos tortoise that weighs 517 pounds. Up until […] The post Zoo Miami Galapagos tortoise ...

It’s one of the most remote places on Earth, host to unique and abundant wildlife and perhaps offers the best big-game ...

And she is the oldest first-time mom of her species, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise. In the wild, these critically endangered tortoises can be found on the Galapagos Islands in the ...

Galápagos Bird-watching is ranked #6 out of 12 things to do in Galapagos Islands. See pictures and our review of Galápagos Bird-watching.

On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They're shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more primitive ...

Some, including conservationist Kay Van Damme, have called it the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean and along with other experts, he is warning that millions of years of evolution on Socotra could be ...

More on the status of Testudo nigra Quoy and Gaimard and Testudo nigrita Duméril and Bibron as nomina dubia for Galapagos tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) Object Details Author Olson, Storrs L.