Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at ...

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 ...

A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species ... the new parents to four hatchlings. The newborns bumped ...

“At one point, each of the Galapagos Islands had its own unique subspecies of tortoise, but sadly, several of them are now extinct,” Vice President of Animal Well-Being and Conservation Rachel Metz ...

That's the case for a pair of critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises after four baby tortoises recently hatched at the Philadelphia Zoo. The parents -- aptly-named Mommy and ...

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...

The Philadelphia Zoo made the announcement Thursday, celebrating the arrival of a new generation of Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the largest living tortoise species and a critically ...

A pair of nearly 100-year-old tortoises have welcomed four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia ... the largest living tortoise species and a critically endangered species native to the Santa ...

Four 2025 hatchlings of critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo are being hailed as critical in the species' survival. The parents -- aptly-named Mommy and ...