Tongues wagging at the Houston Zoo. All eyes are on the zoo's oldest resident, *** 90 year old tortoise named Mr Pickles who has managed to father three little Pickles named in keeping with the Pickle ...

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A 90-year-old tortoise native to Madagascar, the oldest animal at Houston Zoo, is now reportedly a first-time dad thanks to a zookeeper with a keen eye. Mr. Pickles moved to the Texas facility 36 ...

A 25-year-old man was killed, and two others were injured in a shooting outside Stampede Houston in northeast Harris County. Read full article: Houston sizzles with stormy weather from some not all ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The oldest animal at the Houston Zoo is also its newest father. At 90 years old, an endangered radiated tortoise named Mr. Pickles and his mate Mrs. Pickles welcomed three new little ...

SEMINOLE, Fla. — He’s become a local legend in Seminole, lounging in the waters behind a neighborhood bar and charming guests one glimpse at a time. But now, “Mr. Pickles,” a four-foot alligator with ...

Sanibel Fire and Police pulled off a daring and unique rescue: saving a local turtle from a drain. "It's usually ducks or hatchlings," said Deputy Chief John DiMaria. A turtle, he said, was unusual.

Spring has sprung, and nonagenarians of the male sex are having a frisky week. Rupert Murdoch, 92, announced his engagement to a woman 26 years his junior—it’ll be his fifth marriage. But the media ...

The turtle was clearly not a mutant sewer-dwelling ninja turtle, as it held no samurai sword or nunchuks, and did not ask for ...