Some of the animals “likely arrived during recent El Niño phenomena” when ocean currents “temporarily reversed” direction, ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

To address the growing threat of marine microplastic pollution in the Galapagos Islands, the IAEA's Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic ...

The Galápagos Islands are famous worldwide for their one-of-a-kind plants and animals. If you’re lucky enough to explore the ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia ... and is being monitored by the zoo’s animal care team. Youtube/Philadelphia Zoo The first egg ...

Four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, born in February, made their debut in the Philadelphia Zoo's Reptile and Amphibian House on Wednesday, April 23. The babies were born to two of the zoo ...

A Galapagos tortoise is seen at the Charles Darwin ... 27 and more that still could hatch are being monitored by the zoo's animal care team. "This is a significant milestone in the history of ...