"The train's been delayed due a giant African tortoise on the line," he said. "The train inspector announced that he's having trouble believing it - but it's true." A Greater Anglia spokeswoman ...

Ms Leek, 58, bought the giant animal, the largest tortoise species in Africa, to keep her company while she was recovering ...

PC Munn found the reptile three miles from home and being held by a woman to stop it wandering off again A giant tortoise has been reunited with his owner after the "world's slowest police chase".

This video shows the front view of a wild red-eared slider turtle sitting in a flowing stream of water and basking in the sun. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) mating in the garden ...

A series of interactive games and installations allows visitors to learn about the animals through e-books, race against different African animals, and help meerkats and giant tortoises pick their ...