In November, Mommy buried a clutch of 16 eggs the size of billiard balls. On Feb. 27, the first baby hatched. Three siblings followed. ... A Galapagos tortoise eggs hatching.

By the time the oldest human dies, odds are there's a giant tortoise out there somewhere who'll live twice as long as they did. Hailing from the Indian Ocean and the Galapagos islands, giant ...

Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.

The Cincinnati Zoo has relied on MedVet's facilities in the past, but in those cases the animals were usually closer in size to a household pet — not a 180-pound tortoise with a massive shell.

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time ...

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami ...