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Galapagos tortoise hatchlings arrive at the Philadelphia Zoo, and their mom sets a record
The hatchlings’ parents, female Mommy and male Abrazzo, however, are likely well-known to zoo-goers. Both are estimated to be ...
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Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident gives birth to 4 critically endangered tortoises
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a world record. Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz ...
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Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100 years old
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have ... kept behind the ...
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Philly zoo's Galapagos tortoise, who's about 100, becomes oldest first-time mom of her species
Mommy, who's been at the Fairmount Park attraction since 1932, and her mate Abrazzo welcomed four hatchlings earlier this ...
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Four Critically Endangered Galapagos Tortoises Hatch at Philadelphia Zoo, A Historic First
The Philadelphia Zoo has achieved a monumental milestone in its 150+ year history with the successful hatching of four ...
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Zoo's oldest resident becomes 1st-time parent, welcomes 4 baby tortoises
The four hatchlings which have yet to be named will make their public debut at the Philadelphia Zoo's Reptile and Amphibian ...
Tortoise who arrived at Philadelphia Zoo in 1932 welcomes hatchlings for the first time
The two oldest residents of the Philadelphia Zoo are brand new parents to four hatchlings — a major milestone for this ...
Zoo's tortoises become first-time parents ... aged about 100
The four hatchlings weigh between 70 and 80 grams. They are being kept behind-the-scenes, inside Philadelphia Zoo's Reptile ...
100 years in the making: Endangered tortoises welcome 4 hatchlings at Philly Zoo
Four 2025 hatchlings of critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo are being hailed ...
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Philadelphia Zoo hatches 4 endangered Western Galapagos tortoises
Philadelphia Zoo’s vision is that those hatchlings ... Guests can visit the hatchlings inside the Reptile and Amphibian House starting April 23. The hatchlings will remain at the Zoo for at ...
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Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia ... the Reptile and Amphibian House for now, “eating and growing appropriately,” the zoo said.