A rather angry looking tortoise was fingered as the culprit behind a Christmas day house fire in England. According to USA Today, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service rescued the 45-year-old reptile ...

Firefighters responding to a blaze in the town of Great Dunmow in England found a home filled with smoke and a fire that had already caused some damage in one of the interior rooms. The responders ...

Despite its dour demeanor, an “angry-looking" tortoise in England actually had a “very lucky Christmas Day” after firefighters rescued the reptile from a house it had set on fire, officials said. The ...

MESA — The Ruhland family is used to finding wildlife on its property. Rattlesnakes, javelinas, quail, raccoons and rabbits are ordinary visitors in their neck of northeast Mesa. They've even come ...

Slow and steady sets the house on fire. A tortoise that was home alone attempted to burn down a house in Great Dunmow, England, on Christmas Day, but his plot was foiled by local firefighters, ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) — A New York appeals court revived a liability claim linking the deaths of nearly two dozen tortoises to the faulty installation of a thermostat. The tortoises wintered in a heated ...