Most of us are used to seeing pets out on the town with their owners, especially dogs, cats, birds, lizards, and snakes. But what about an almost 200-pound tortoise? That's definitely not something ...

RED BLUFF (AP) -- California authorities have returned a pet tortoise to its owner after the wandering animal was spotted in another resident's backyard. The Record Searchlight reported the ...

SARDIS CITY, Ala. (AP) — A 200-pound tortoise named Sparkplug that escaped from a pen in Alabama is back home after a journey across two counties and at least one soybean field. Sparkplug, a ...

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — California authorities have returned a pet tortoise to its owner after the wandering animal was spotted in another resident’s backyard. The Record Searchlight reported the ...

California authorities have returned a pet tortoise to its owner after the wandering animal was spotted in another resident's backyard. The Record Searchlight reported the 41-year-old tortoise named ...

SAN JACINTO, Calif. -- If you're missing a giant tortoise, you might want to give the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus a call. The 200-pounder turned up along a road near Hemet Wednesday night. The ...

TORTOISE TOWN — As required by their natures, dogs, cats and often other domesticated animals can’t help but chase a moving target. But we don’t expect the stereotypically shy and retiring tortoise to ...

REDDING, Calif.REDDING, Calif. — California authorities have returned a pet tortoise to its owner after the wandering animal was spotted in another resident’s backyard. The Record Searchlight reported ...

TULSA, Okla. - “It's time to SHELLebrate a lesser-known birthday at the zoo! Our female yellow-footed tortoise, Tip-toe, turns 25 today,” the Tulsa Zoo announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday, March ...