A two-headed tortoise in Switzerland is celebrating his 25th birthday on Saturday. Janus, a Greek tortoise named after the two-headed Roman god, hatched at the Geneva Natural History Museum in 1997 — ...

Native to Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and Southwest Asia, Greek tortoises are commonly kept as pets, and their affable personalities make them enjoyable companions. Greek tortoises sport a shell ...

A two-headed tortoise in Geneva has remained the talk of the town, nearly 23 years following its birth. According to the Daily Mail, Janus, a Greek tortoise born in the Swiss city’s Museum of Natural ...

GENEVA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Angelica Bourgoin strokes the shell of Janus the tortoise, whispering to him quietly as he scuttles in his pen and - his two heads rubbing together - prepares to celebrate ...

A woman is under investigation after a baby tortoise was concealed inside a cigarette packet and smuggled into the UK. A wildlife crime officer at Lincolnshire Police recovered the tiny tortoise after ...

A woman who allegedly bought a baby tortoise for £10 at a Tunisian market then smuggled it into the UK in a cigarette packet has sparked a police warning. The 29-year-old woman from Boston is being ...

Eighteen Greek tortoises (Testudo hermanni), divided into three groups, were kept at three different average ambient temperatures. Gastrografin® was administered to all individuals by orogastric tube ...

A two-headed tortoise in Switzerland is celebrating his 25th birthday on Saturday. Janus, a Greek tortoise named after the two-headed Roman god, hatched at the Geneva Natural History Museum in 1997 — ...