MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Zoo announced that a critically endangered Pancake Tortoise hatched on March 15. This is a significant occasion due to the current status of the Pancake ...

Denver Zoo Welcomes Precious Tiny Tortoise Who Fits in the Palm of Your Hand originally appeared on PetHelpful. The Denver Zoo welcomed a new member to the family recently, a rare African pancake ...

Kenya’s exquisite little pancake tortoise, locally known as kobe kama chapati, faces extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance for agriculture, poaching for the illegal pet trade and potential ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance celebrated the hatching of an African pancake tortoise in May, and now they're asking for the public's help in picking a name. The critically endangered ...

DENVER (KDVR) — An egg that was found in a tortoise habitat at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance over the winter has successfully hatched a tiny, but largely important, baby tortoise. Tuesday, the ...

Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Erustus Kanga during the launch of a 10-year conservation plan for the pancake tortoise in Ciakariga, Tharaka-Nithi, on May 19, 2025. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, ...

Update: The poll to vote on the baby’s new name is now closed. Check back tomorrow morning to find out the winning name! The Denver Zoo has a new arrival and wants your help choosing a name! The zoo ...

Oakland Zoo in California marked National Pancake Day on September 26 with footage of an aptly-named pancake tortoise eagerly munching on an arugula leaf. “Maple the pancake tortoise: 1, Arugula: 0,” ...

The appropriately named "Flapjack", "Maple" and "Mrs. Butterworth's" are pancake tortoises who recently arrived from the Bronx Zoo. They are unusual in several ways -- if flipped on their backs, ...

Kenya’s exquisite little pancake tortoise, locally known as kobe kama chapati, faces extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance for agriculture, poaching for the illegal pet trade and potential ...