Following the viral arrival of the four critically-endangered tortoise hatchlings earlier this year, the zoo has just ...

Here’s how you can get a free tree for Arbor Day in Central ... The Philadelphia Zoo is home to three adult Galapagos tortoises, Abrazzo, Mommy, Little Girl, and four hatchlings.

It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents-- the time to name those hatchlings will be much, much shorter. On April 23, 2025, the historic zoo ...

One nearly century-old tortoise has been a fixture of the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 — and now she’s living up to her name. Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...

History was made when a 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo became a first-time mother.

A zoo press release sent via email proudly announced that three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises — all male — ...

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these new additions remarkable is that their mother, affectionately named ...

Four endangered baby tortoises have made their highly anticipated public debut at the Philadelphia Zoo as the first hatchlings of their 100-year-old mother, Mommy. Mommy, a western Santa Cruz ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's Galapagos tortoise "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday morning. Emerson died peacefully Thursday, the zoo said, adding that Emerson had ...

Food trucks featuring Freaking Delicious Cheesecake and Avast Ye Java will be in front of the zoo selling tasty goodies. "Helen is a 3-year-old tortoise that will be utilized for our live animal ...