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97-year-old Galápagos tortoise becomes first-time mom
“Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the Zoo for the last 92 years has likely seen her,” said ...
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'Seemingly impossible': Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
While adults tortoises are easy to spot, hatchlings often stay hidden to avoid overheating or being eaten by predators ... there are about 17,000 Galapagos tortoises left, according to the ...
Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...
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Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mother at 100 years of age
An endangered giant tortoise has become the oldest first-time mom of her species after having her first babies at around 100 ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few ...