A Winter Haven man has giant Galapagos tortoises in his back yard and thousands more turtles at a breeding facility in the city. Wayne Hill's breeder tortoises are about 29 years old He gave Spectrum ...

Zoo Knoxville has had its most successful year hatching flat-tailed tortoises yet, with 10 new hatchlings joining the zoo.

WINTER HAVEN (FOX 13) - Did you know a Winter Haven man has been breeding rare Galapagos Islands Tortoises for years? “They're prehistoric looking they haven't changed a lot,” said breeder Wayne Hill.

Hunchy and four of his buddies are back in Estero. The white African spurred tortoise, and 17 of his tortoise and turtle pals, went missing recently from the home he shares with thousands of other ...

If you've had pets for a while and are looking for something a bit different, tortoises could be right for you. However, before you get one, there are several elements to consider. Their size varies ...

“Us private breeders, we are the invisible ark; we are Plan B,” Wayne Hill says as he drives along a Winter Haven back road with a 4-week-old Galapagos tortoise sitting snugly in a cupholder inside a ...

It’s a mystery: 78 rare tortoises disappeared from a breeding center in Thailand, and it’s an open question as to where they went. It was supposed to be a happy ending for the creatures, worth a total ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – It was turtle trouble ...