LENNOX — Two Texas siblings are counting their blessings after a family from South Dakota found their runaway turtle. Scoot is a 12-year-old desert box turtle belonging to Charis Knobloch, 9, and ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common during ...

PHOENIX -- They're not fluffy, they don't play fetch and they certainly don't roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise. What's more, pet tortoises can wag their tails, will plod on up to ...

As monsoon rains bring much needed water to Arizona’s deserts, you may notice some of the state’s beloved shell-backed reptiles on the move. State wildlife officials have a message for those who may ...

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Living in Arizona comes with many perks, from enjoying the red rocks of Sedona, basking in the year-round warm weather or taking in the beauty of the classic Saguaro cactus. However, one uniquely ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...