NATURAL HISTORY. DESERT TORTOISE } Gopherus agassizii FAMILY: Testudinidae. DESCRIPTION: The desert tortoise is terrestrial, with an oblong, domed shell and round, elephantine hind legs. Males may be ...

After nearly four years of residence at Area 15, Pikai the desert tortoise sculpture will now call the Las Vegas Natural ...

A Lost Pet . Back in 1982, the Almeida Family was saddened to learn that their beloved pet, Manuela, a young red-footed tortoise, had gone missing.Their house was under renovation at the time, so ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Lonesome George waited a century for love, but it never came. Now, the giant tortoise and his story are on display at the American Museum of Natural History. Eleanor ...

GENEVA, Switzerland (WKRC/CBS Newspath) - A very special tortoise, that has two heads, is about to celebrate a very special milestone. Angelica Bourgoin is the caregiver for the tortoise ...

Gus the gopher tortoise has been in residence at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax since 1942. While his actual hatching day is lost to history, August seems like the right time ...

LAS VEGAS — After nearly four years of residence at Area 15, Pikai the desert tortoise sculpture will now call the Las Vegas Natural History Museum home thanks to Goodwill of Southern Nevada.

LAS VEGAS — After nearly four years of residence at Area 15, Pikai the desert tortoise sculpture will now call the Las Vegas Natural History Museum home thanks to Goodwill of Southern Nevada.