Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Here’s something you might not know about tortoises: They have nerve endings in their shells, ...

Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Erustus Kanga during the launch of a 10-year conservation plan for the pancake tortoise in Ciakariga, Tharaka-Nithi, on May 19, 2025. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, ...

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that roam like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...

Here’s something you might not know about tortoises: They have nerve endings in their shells, which means they can feel it when you pet them. If you don’t believe it, watch Redfoot wiggle around when ...