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 Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...

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

Three new Galapagos tortoise babies join their four sisters, who hatched earlier this year and were named after the "Golden ...

The Akron Zoo is a pretty popular destination for families and tourists alike. Here's a chance to get to know its oldest ...

is the oldest resident of the Philadelphia Zoo. She's been there since 1932. And she is the oldest first-time mom of her species, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise. In the wild, these ...

The Philadelphia Zoo says the hatchlings are "doing well." Four tortoise hatchlings born at the Philadelphia Zoo now have names. Over 13,000 people voted for the zoo's youngest stars to be named ...

(WPHL) — For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family. The zoo officially debuted four critically endangered ...

It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents and the "Golden" moment is now being marked in their children's names. On April 23, 2025, the historic ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo announced the names of the four new Galapagos Tortoise hatchlings. The names Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia pay tribute to the ladies of "The Golden ...