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Philadelphia Zoo welcomes four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises with more hatchlings possibly on the way
The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises, the first hatchlings born in ...
Philadelphia Zoo hatches 4 endangered Western Galapagos tortoises
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 ...
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Traffic Noise May Be Making These Bright Yellow Birds More Aggressive in the Galápagos Islands, Study Suggests
To test this, they visited 38 yellow warbler nesting sites on two different islands: Santa Cruz Island, which has more than ...
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Traffic noise turns Galápagos warblers into angry birds
By Shreya Dasgupta Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a ...
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Philly Zoo’s 100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings
For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...
Four babies born to nearly 100-year-old parents? It happened in Philadelphia
OK, so the parents are endangered Galapagos tortoises. The Philadelphia Zoo shared the happy news about its oldest and most ...
Traffic noise is making these Galápagos birds more aggressive
The Galápagos yellow warblers on the more populous island of Santa Cruz also increased the duration of their song when ...
Traffic noise triggers road rage — in birds, scientists say: ‘Could result in a physical fight’
Humans aren’t the only ones who are prone to road rage. Scientists have found that certain songbirds in the Galapagos behave ...
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This Galápagos Islands Expedition Cruise is a Wildlife Lover’s Dream
Perched on the edge of a rugged inflatable boat, I slip on my flippers and my snorkeling mask, then jump feet-first into the cerulean waters below. Swimming alongside fellow travelers from the MS ...
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Road Rage: How Busy Streets Yield Angry Birds
For birds, sound is survival. Their songs establish territories, attract mates, and warn of dangers. When traffic noise drowns out these messages, birds face serious challenges.
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Traffic noise is making birds more aggressive in the Galápagos
The Galápagos Islands are a haven of biodiversity, situated over 800 kilometers from Ecuador. Long preserved, this ...