reporting from San Diego — Sad news from the San Diego Zoo: The Galapagos tortoise Speed has died. At an estimated age of more than 150 years, Speed had been in geriatric decline for some time, with ...

Some great legacies are short-lived, with perhaps little purpose. And then there are the few that dictate the survival of a species. “Speed,” a Galapagos tortoise brought to San Diego from the ...

A star of the San Diego Zoo since the 193os, Speed hailed from the Galapagos Islands and was believed to be more than 150 years old, making him a contemporary of Abraham Lincoln and Queen Victoria. In ...

“Slow and steady wins the race” may be the moral of a children’s tale, but the adage didn’t hold up over the weekend in the case of Clark the tortoise vs. California police. The 150-pound tortoise ...

The San Diego Zoo's Galapagos tortoise Speed, estimated to be more than 150 years old, has died. Speed had been under veterinary care for geriatric conditions including arthritis and was euthanized by ...

The San Diego Zoo's Galapagos tortoise Speed, estimated to be more than 150 years old, has died. Speed had been under veterinary care for geriatric conditions including arthritis and was euthanized by ...

SAN DIEGO – One of San Diego’s oldest residents has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Galapagos tortoise known as Speed has been euthanized at an estimated age of more than 150 years. Speed ...

reporting from San Diegoreporting from San Diego — Sad news from the San Diego Zoo: The Galapagos tortoise Speed has died. At an estimated age of more than 150 years, Speed had been in geriatric ...