The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises had been ... The rescuers had recovered around 700 dead tortoises so far, which Razafimamonjiraibe said were trapped by rocks and debris in the floods.

A total of 450 radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) and spider tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides) have since been found dead. While most of the tortoises could float in the water and be rescued ...

Radiated tortoises make strange dancing movements in the rain that kind of looks like an attempt to avoid flash flooding in their native dry habitat of Madagascar. Studying that movement through ...