A Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise named Mommy gave birth to four babies, believed to be female, at Philadelphia Zoo ...

Four rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise hatchlings will go on public view at Philadelphia Zoo starting April 23.

OK, so the parents are endangered Galapagos tortoises. The Philadelphia Zoo shared the happy news about its oldest and most ...

The male tortoise who made all this possible is called Abrazzo. Zoo officials say the births are a nice sign for the zoo's ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises, the first hatchlings born in ...

These giant tortoises are some of the most iconic creatures in the Galapagos. The islands’ name comes from an old Spanish word ‘galápago’, which refers to the saddle-like shape of the ...

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 — On Thursday, the Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises for the first time in the zoo’s 151-year history. The ...

The Philadelphia Zoo has welcomed four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings, marking a significant achievement in the zoo’s 150-year history. This milestone not only highlights the zoo’s ...