Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mona Heflin, 71, a Sacramento resident, is searching for a new home for her beloved 22-year-old tortoise, Slim Shady. The longtime ...

Note: Title might need tweaking. Tortoise was 90 in 2015, unclear if it remains alive to this day. Mrs T might not look like a speedster, but her story has more twists than anyone would expect from a ...

Unlikely friendships between animals reveal just how unpredictable pet behavior can be. Different species don't always ...

Ownership of a tortoise, like life itself, has its downsides. Mona Heflin knows both well. Slim Shady, her roughly 70-pound, 22-year-old sulcata tortoise, farts loudly, sometimes knocks her down and ...

LONDON (AP) — Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated. Jonathan is still kicking — albeit ...