Mr Miyagi is an African sulcata tortoise, one of the larger species A woman who has become well known for taking her tortoise therapy pet on walks along the beach has said she "doesn't know where ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

The pet shop said the 2.5ft (76cm) long tortoise had a hole in its shell after the collision ... "The train's been delayed due a giant African tortoise on the line," he said.

Cat encourages the children to imagine what it is like to walk round like a tortoise with a shell/ house on your back. Follow-up ideas • Discussion: encourage the children to talk about African ...

The Conservancy also shared pictures of the tortoises. In one, a tortoise's shell is painted half hot pink and half royal blue. A second tortoise is painted gold and pink. Staffers also noted that ...