Poetry Maps is a project that will showcase several map outlines of island countries, created from poems printed in black ink on white sheets.

A trip to Oahu is truly not complete without a visit to the majestic North Shore. Nearly 100% of the time when we visit O‘ahu ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the ...

“Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the Zoo for the last 92 years has likely seen her,” said ...

A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a ...

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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.

Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises are critically endangered because of habitat loss, invasive species and human-wildlife conflict. The last time the species hatched in an AZA-accredited zoo ...