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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 ...
Tortoise hatchlings make debut at Philadelphia Zoo
The Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises are making international headlines. At nearly 100-years old, the mother, whose ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the ...
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Endangered tortoise, 97, welcomes four hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
the zoo’s director of herpetology and birds. Neither the zoo nor the tortoises rushed the mating. Mommy arrived in Philadelphia in 1932, straight from the wilds of the Galápagos. She had had ...
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97-year-old Galápagos tortoise becomes first-time mom
the Philadelphia Zoo’s director of herpetology and birds. “Until now, Mommy’s genes were not represented in the AZA population, making these offspring extremely important in the protection ...
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Philadelphia Zoo announces PHS team-up, new ZOOtopiaries exhibit
This spring season, the Philadelphia Zoo is buzzing with excitement. America's first zoo has announced that it will be partnering with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), working to ...
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100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo’s vision is that those hatchlings will ... hatch,” said Philadelphia Zoo Director of Herpetology and Birds Lauren Augustine. “This feat is even more incredible considering ...