Joey Manna travels to a Gainesville-area state park to photograph Florida’s gopher tortoise and meets Katherine Saylor of ...

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The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting a special event Thursday afternoon. A turtle release is taking place on Biloxi Beach. A total of nine turtles have been rehabilitated after being cold stunned.

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About 96% of the universe is made up of dark matter and dark energy, which are undetectable to humans. Scientists believe ...

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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 ...

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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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 ...