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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Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show ...
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Zoo’s 90-year-old tortoise welcomes three hatchlings into the world

The Houston Zoo in Texas is celebrating the arrival of three radiated tortoise hatchlings. The tiny tortoises would be a blessing under any circumstance, but this trio’s birth story is remarkable.

Echo is first dog in US trained to sniff this out in Florida

Once fully trained, Echo will be the first dog in the United States that sniffs out gopher tortoises, according to Jones and ...
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Pennsylvania 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 ...
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Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

Tortoise Babies Mommy, a nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise, and parent of 16 hatchlings in two clutches, walks in her enclosure at the Philadelphia Zoo in ...
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Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

Staff members pose for photographs several of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. ...