Like many threatened land turtle species, the spur-thighed tortoise had no complete genome. For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of the spur-thighed tortoise, using ...

The spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is one of the most iconic land tortoise species in the Mediterranean basin. The description of this species' genome is a critical scientific milestone, as ...

A 12-year old African spur-thighed tortoise got some new wheels recently. It’s left front leg had to be amputated by Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and it was replaced ...

Gamera, a 12-year-old, African spur-thighed tortoise, had to have his leg removed after an infection set in. To aid in the tortoise's recovery, doctors at Washington State University’s Veterinary ...

Squirt escaped a week ago. The African spur thigh tortoise, who turns 12 in a couple of months, broke through an unlatched side gate at Modesto resident Rebecca Goulet’s house, she said. Goulet left ...

Bill O’Cain, an Orangeburg area animal collector and caretaker, attempts to estimate the age of his African spur thigh tortoise by counting the rings on its shell. O’Cain has cared for the tortoise, ...