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 ...
100 years in the making: Endangered tortoises welcome 4 hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
Four 2025 hatchlings of critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo are being hailed ...
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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 ...
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Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident gives birth to 4 critically endangered tortoises
Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have just hatched. And, remarkably, their mother is a first ...
Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The ...
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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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Philly zoo's Galapagos tortoise, who's about 100, becomes oldest first-time mom of her species
Mommy, who's been at the Fairmount Park attraction since 1932, and her mate Abrazzo welcomed four hatchlings earlier this ...
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100-year-old tortoise becomes first-time mom, welcomes four babies
Two tortoises, nearly 100 years old have become parents to four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo.The Philadelphia Zoo ...
Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150-year history
Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched for the first time in the Philadelphia Zoo’s ...
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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 ...
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Miracle of Life: 97-Year-Old endangered tortoise gives birth
Mommy, an endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise gave birth at Philadelphia Zoo at the age of 97 to four baby ...