Tortoise shells aren’t just tough armor—they’re living parts of the tortoise’s skeleton, loaded with secrets of survival, ...

This young tortoise posted by through.the.lleaves is the cutest thing ever. Fig, a little leopard tortoise, enjoys a good scratch on his bony bottom, wiggling back and forth to make sure his owner ...

The story of a cherished Galápagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo becoming a first-time mother after over a century of peaceful existence is enchanting the city. The zoo has been home to Mommy ...

By Richard Sandomir Gai Gherardi, a Los Angeles optician who with a partner attracted a celebrity clientele by pioneering the notion that eyeglass frames ... in black or tortoise shell.” ...

Video by Alice Courtet shows her mother, ceramist Valerie Courtet, working on a model of a tortoise shell. But the video shows the object isn’t quite so hollow anymore, as two ginger kittens are seen ...

similar to a tortoise shell A 300-pound bronze terrapin sculpture was designed by Edwin C. Mayo, President of Gorham Manufacturing in Providence, Rhode Island, using a live diamondback as a guide.

Throughout movie history, there have been iconic moments involving both eyeglasses and sunglasses that have made huge fashion statements. In some cases, they’re even seen as a signature to the ...