For decades, Texas tortoises were taken from the wild and kept as backyard pets. Now, 180 of them are being prepared for a second chance. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the captive ...

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Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated. “It was a hoax,” Anne Dillon, head of ...

According to Jonathan the tortoise's vet, there was also a crypto donation request from the same account that falsely announced the tortoise's death. Corin Cesaric-Epple is an Editor at CNET covering ...

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On April 1, 2026, an X user claiming to be a veterinarian for Jonathan, a tortoise on St. Helena island, said the animal — estimated to be almost 194 years old — had died. In his post, the purported ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Jonathan the tortoise had died. Despite claims of his death spreading on social media, the world's oldest known ...

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Looking to adopt a reptile companion this spring? Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) says dozens of desert tortoises are ready to go home to their forever families.

Staff at Hungary’s Nyíregyháza Zoo provided resident spurred tortoises with a comprehensive wellness program that included full cleaning, gentle grooming, and a veterinary check-up. The tortoises, ...

In February, conservationists released 158 young tortoises onto Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The Floreana tortoise subspecies had long been thought extinct, but the discovery of close relatives ...

A 109-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise had advanced medical scans after keepers at an Australian zoo noticed neck swelling and breathing changes. The 298-pound reptile, Esmerelda, was transported from ...