Without the tortoises, many plant species in the Galapagos and other islands would struggle to thrive. The life cycle of a giant tortoise begins with the female laying a clutch of eggs in sandy or ...

By the time the oldest human dies, odds are there's a giant tortoise out there somewhere who'll live twice as long as they did. Hailing from the Indian Ocean and the Galapagos islands, giant tortoises ...

Genetic tests have confirmed that a giant tortoise found on the Galápagos ... The Director of the Galapagos National Park, Danny Rueda, has said that an expedition will be launched to Fernandina ...

The life cycle of a Galapagos tortoise begins when a female lays her tortoise eggs in a shallow nest, typically digging a hole in sandy or volcanic soil. Each clutch contains two to 16 eggs, which ...

Only when you compare a Galapagos tortoise to a crouching human do you begin to realize how enormous these reptiles really are. Kevin Schafer / Getty Images The Galapagos tortoise is one of the ...

A giant tortoise whose legendary libido has been credited with saving his species from extinction is to return to the wild on the Galápagos Islands. Diego was among 14 male tortoises selected to ...

The tortoise is believed to be about 100 years old. It was taken by boat to the main Galapagos conservation center on Santa Cruz island. Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a ...

The giant tortoises are known for their long, leathery necks and life spans of over 100 years. Virtually synonymous with the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, they were one of the ...

But a similar finch on another island has a big, thick beak for eating seeds. The tortoises on some islands have shells that are dome shaped because they eat plants that are low down. But similar ...