'Seemingly impossible': 100-year-old giant tortoise reproduces for first time
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a ...
Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The ...
Lenny the giant loggerhead turtle heads back to the sea
The people who rescued and helped heal Lenny the loggerhead turtle believe he was attacked by a shark that left him with a ...
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Endangered tortoises born to 100-year-old parents at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo’s Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo, both estimated to be 100 years old, are the ...
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100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo
For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...
Scores of giant tortoises released to boost Galapagos species
At least 170 captive-bred giant tortoises were released into a Galapagos island in Ecuador in late March, according to a statement from the Galapagos National Park on Thursday (April 2). Galapagos ...
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Watch: 170 giant tortoises released on Galapagos Island
At least 170 captive-bred giant tortoises were released onto a Galapagos island in Ecuador last month, according to the ...
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At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at Philadelphia Zoo ...
WATCH: Giant sea turtle returns back to the ocean after treatment for predator wound
Lenny, the giant sea turtle was found in distress by underwater photographer Mike Papish who called the Turtle Hospital for ...