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Tiny New Galapagos Tortoise Babies at Philadelphia Zoo Have Everyone Captivated
In early April, the Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four baby tortoises to their family, the first to be born there in the Zoo's ...
AP PHOTOS: Four baby tortoises debut at Philadelphia Zoo, home to their nearly 100-year-old parents
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4 Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings debut at Philly Zoo
The hatchling's parents are the zoo's two oldest residents, each estimated to be around 100-years-old.
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 150-year history. The hatchlings were born to the approximately 100-year-old ...
An Endangered Tortoise Just Became a First-Time Mom. She's 100 Years Old.
Even more remarkably, Mommy is the oldest first-time parent of her species, according to a press release from the zoo. Mommy ...
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Tortoise who arrived at Philadelphia Zoo in 1932 welcomes hatchlings for the first time
In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the arrivals of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than 150-year history. The babies are the offspring of female Mommy and male ...
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Tortoise who arrived at Philadelphia Zoo in 1932 welcomes hatchlings for the first time
We're overjoyed to announce the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises for the first time in the Zoo’s 150+ year history! 🎉🎉 These babies are big ...