The average human lifespan hovers just under 80 years, which may seem like a long time—until you compare it to some of the champions of longevity in the animal kingdom. Certain species can outlive us ...

Age makes us all move a little slower, but the world’s oldest living land animal is at least used to the pace. The title is held by a Seychelles giant tortoise by the name of Jonathan, who just ...

Jonathan, a giant tortoise living on St Helena, was cleaned up by the island's vet in preparation for an upcoming Royal visit. Dr Joe Hollins, the vet gave the tortoise a bath while it sedately chewed ...

(KSWB/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

A performance featuring a giant inflatable turtle puppet, song, and dance telling the Haudenosaunee story of creation comes to West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Friday. The TurnPark Art Space will host ...

Gramma, a 141-year-old Galapagos tortoise and the San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident, has died. She came from the Bronx Zoo nearly a century ago and was known as the "Queen of the Zoo." Visitors and ...