After a female tortoise is fertilized, she undergoes several changes. After mating, the female tortoise will carry eggs for weeks to months, depending on the species. As the female tortoise gets ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – For the first time ever, the radiated tortoises at the Fort Wayne Zoo laid eggs. “We’re super excited. We like to say we’re egg-cited for the new eggs,” Jenny McFarland, an ...

One nearly century-old tortoise has been a fixture of the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 — and now she’s living up to her name. Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, ...

QUITO, Ecuador — By this point in his long life, Lonesome George should be at least a grandfather. But even fatherhood appears to be eluding the Galapagos tortoise, estimated to be between 75 and 80 ...

Speedy was always assumed to be male by her owners of 41 years, so when she laid four eggs, they were shocked. Jill Mancino said the tortoise "displayed male tendencies" of "head butting" and ...

Have you ever wondered how tortoises lay eggs? For many temperate species, such as Mediterranean and North American tortoises, eggs typically hatch between late August and early October, though ...