Just as a snake must shed its skin as it grows, turtles and tortoises must shed old plates from their shells. These plates ...

Nashville Zoo Turtle Enjoying Scratches Like He’s a Dog Is Simply Irresistible originally appeared on PetHelpful. One of the great things about being an animal lover is learning all kinds of ...

The Nashville Zoo’s beloved tortoise Koraline recently enjoyed a “good shell scratch” while hanging out, video from the zoo shows. Koraline is an Aldabra tortoise, which is one of the largest types of ...

A rainy holiday weekend didn't deter visitors to the Nashville Zoo or a May 23 post on X featuring Zannzibar the tortoise enjoying a shell scratch that already has attracted more than a quarter ...