Spring is finally here in Las Vegas. Mojave Max has finally emerged and broken his record for the latest emergence in the ...

Luckily, two slumbering desert tortoises survived thanks to the help of a longtime animal lover. Kenia Estrella has been working with animals since she was 17 years old. "I started with Los ...

Mojave Max, the desert tortoise whose annual spring emergence from his underground burrow at the Springs Preserve marks the beginning of spring in Southern Nevada, is awake, but he’s not ready ...

An NHL star makes history and for a good cause. Two tortoises become first-time parents in their late nineties. Scientists say they’ve revived the extinct dire wolf and used the same tech to ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and ...

After a couple of tries, success! The tortoise is back upright. But it didn't end there. The two tortoises appear to engage in a little sparring match — which is likely how the reptile ended up ...