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The new tortoise hatchlings made their debut this week. There were 9 in this latest batch this summer, for a total now of 16 ...
The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a big moment for an almost-extinct reptile species: the hatching of nine critically ...
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 ...
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.