The rescuers had recovered around 700 dead tortoises so far, ... British explorer Captain James Cook is believed to have given a radiated tortoise to the Tongan royal family as a gift in 1777.

The rescuers had recovered around 700 dead tortoises so far, ... British explorer Captain James Cook is believed to have given a radiated tortoise to the Tongan royal family as a gift in 1777.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary after a tropical cyclone hit the area.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their ...