The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities.

Charles Darwin discovered the Galapagos tortoise while sailing on the HMS Beagle in 1835. He noted the shells’ unique shape ...

Philadelphia Zoo has confirmed the successful hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since ...

“Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the Zoo for the last 92 years has likely seen her,” said ...

Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at ...

Mommy, who's been at the Fairmount Park attraction since 1932, and her mate Abrazzo welcomed four hatchlings earlier this ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...

This month, the Philadelphia Zoo announced the arrival of four hatchlings born to the male tortoise Abrazzo and the aptly ...

"At one point, each of the Galapagos Islands had its own unique Galapagos tortoise, but sadly, several of them are now ...

Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered ...

The sex of tortoise hatchlings is influenced by temperature, so the zoo incubated eight eggs below 28° Celsius (82.4° Fahrenheit) to produce males and the other eggs above 29.5°C (85.1°F) to produce ...