One of the worst places to get stuck is on the rails of a railroad track. There’s nothing quite as terrifying as racing the clock to free yourself before a train arrives. While it’s not an experience most can relate to, movies and television have made sure that we know just how scary that is! So …
One day, a pair twins surprised the staff working at reptile-specializing animal rescue, Garden State Tortoise LLC. It was a rare phenomenon, as two twins were actually stuck together! You wouldn’t expect tortoises to have twin trouble – especially not in egg structures! The founder, Chris Leone, had a single egg belonging to the Western Hermann tortoise …
In a animal reserve and rescue facility named Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) located in Phetchaburi, show, an unusual pair is famous for being best friends. They’re a cow and a tortoise, and they have been together since a few years back. Leonardo the African spurred tortoise has been a resident at the animal rescue facility since …
If you have a dog, you have probably played fetch once or twice (or maybe a million times or more)! You can even get your cat to chase after a ball or a tiny red laser dot (but don’t expect a cat to bring anything you throw back to you)! I don’t know of many …
Can you imagine being a first-time parent at the ripe old age of 80? Well, it happened to Nigrita, an 80-year-old Galapagos tortoise! This is a big deal because the Galapagos tortoise is an endangered species. Nigrita laid her nine eggs last year as part of the breeding program at Zoo Zurich in Switzerland. We …
Within the animal kingdom, you would not have guessed that mishaps would happen during mating, especially amongst reptiles. Nor you would have predicted that human movement aids would be used to facilitate an animal’s recovery from a particular incident. Meet Bert, a 22-year-old African spurred tortoise who developed arthritis in his hind legs after over-extending himself during a …