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 Zoo have become first-time ...
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Endangered tortoises born to 100-year-old parents at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo’s Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo, both estimated to be 100 years old, are the ...
100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo
For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...
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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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The Extraordinary Reason Why Scientists Are Collecting Sea Turtle Tears
Martin told me she would army crawl up to the turtles on the sand and dab around their eyes with a foam swab, soaking up the goopy tears they exude. Sea turtles regularly shed tears as a way to expel ...
Critically endangered tortoise becomes oldest first-time mom in world. See babies
Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest-known first-time mother of her ...
Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150-year history
Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150-year history - The 100-year-old Western Santa Cruz ...
Philadelphia Zoo announces hatching of its first Galapagos tortoise babies
The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first ...
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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At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at Philadelphia Zoo ...
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 ...