Mostly they stuck to a grass verge along the promenade – a relief to cyclists and runners more used to dodging dogs than ...

On Remembrance Sunday the BBC could have used its Radio 4 Appeal to support any number of service-related charities. But with ...

Turn a corner to see coconuts fall from the many trees, or you might spot giant Aldabra tortoises roaming around ... Points ...

Residing on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena, Jonathan the giant tortoise is estimated to have been born in ... but ...

“We are excited to have meerkats and Aldabra giant tortoises ... playing a part in furthering the park’s education and conservation mission. [We hope that] all visitors – young and old ...

Turn a corner to see coconuts fall from the many trees, or you might spot giant Aldabra tortoises ... who at 191-year-old-is the eldest of the tortoise crew raised here in semi-captivity ...

The giant tortoises are known for their long ... One of the newly freed tortoises is Diego, estimated to be around 100 years old. Renowned for his fertility, he alone has fathered some 800 ...

This video shows three 29-year-old Galápagos giant tortoises being weighed at London Zoo - using traffic cones. Footage shows Dolly, Polly, and Priscilla plodding over to their weighing boards ...

Ms Leek, 58, bought the giant animal, the largest tortoise species in Africa, to keep her company while she was recovering from cancer, and the pair quickly became soulmates. The eight-year-old ...