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Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at ...
Even more remarkably, Mommy is the oldest first-time parent of her species, according to a press release from the zoo. Mommy ...
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The four hatchlings are part of a clutch of 16 eggs Mommy laid back in November ...
Philadelphia Zoo has confirmed the successful hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, ...
Four 2025 hatchlings of critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo are being hailed ...
Crazy Creatures The Bird-Eating Tortoise You Won’t Believe Posted: April 3, 2025 | Last updated: April 3, 2025 In a shocking twist to its slow-and-steady image, a tortoise is caught hunting and ...
They’ve been eating and growing behind the scenes at the zoo but are set to make their public debut on April 23. Now, the ...
The quartet is being kept behind the scenes inside the Reptile and Amphibian House for now, “eating and growing appropriately ...
Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered ...
They’ve been eating and growing behind the scenes at ... the zoo said. Four endangered tortoise eggs hatched to nearly century-old parents, the Pennsylvania zoo said. Photo by the Philadelphia ...