The average human lifespan hovers just under 80 years, which may seem like a long time—until you compare it to some of the champions of longevity in the animal kingdom. Certain species can outlive us ...
Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...
A performance featuring a giant inflatable turtle puppet, song, and dance telling the Haudenosaunee story of creation comes to West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Friday. The TurnPark Art Space will host ...
LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died at an estimated 141 years of ...