A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is "overjoyed" at the ...

The pair of Western Santa Cruz tortoises, who've been at the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 and 2020, respectively, are two of the zoo's most popular residents. Mommy is believed to be the oldest ...

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these new additions remarkable is that their mother, affectionately named ...

The longest resident at the Philadelphia Zoo is a new parent — and the oldest known first-time mom of her species. Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, has welcomed four freshly ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a world record. Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have just hatched. Four critically endangered western ...

The Philadelphia Zoo may be known for its animals, but now there will be more reasons to head to the popular wildlife conservation and education center. The zoo first aims to pay homage to its ...

A pair of critically endangered giant tortoises aged about 100 years old have become first-time parents at Philadelphia Zoo. The zoo said this week it was "overjoyed" at the arrival of four ...

April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.