EXPLORING THE CALDWELL ZOO: Rupert the radiated tortoise finds safe haven

Rupert is a radiated tortoise, a species native to the island of Madagascar and one of the most heavily trafficked tortoises ...
Wane

Wild on WANE: Tortoise Training

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is home to five Radiated Tortoises: four females and one male. “They get their name from the patterns on their shell. That’s how you can tell ...
11Alive

Endangered tortoises 'not out of the woods yet' after Zoo Knoxville keeper helped save thousands

Nearly two months after more than 10,000 critically endangered tortoises were seized from wildlife traffickers, medical teams say signs of progress are showing. In April, Zoo Knoxville herpetologist ...
PBS

The Slowest Stampede on Earth | In Her Nature

In the otherworldly Spiny Forest of Madagascar, a historic release is about to take place. After 15 years of dedicated care and community teamwork, a trio of female herpetologists is reintroducing a ...
WTAE-TV

'Slow and steady': Indianapolis Zoo holds annual Zoopolis 500 tortoise race head of the Indy 500

Ahead of the Indianapolis 500, the Indianapolis Zoo held what it refers to as "the greatest spectacle in tortoise racing" — though the contestants on the track were a lot slower than the race cars ...