A Galapagos tortoise is proving that it’s never too late to become a mom, having her first baby at almost 100 years old.

While adults tortoises are easy to spot, hatchlings often stay hidden to avoid overheating or being eaten by predators, he said ... Generally, there are about 17,000 Galapagos tortoises left, ...

Four critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo on Wednesday ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's 80-year-old Galapagos tortoise "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday ...

“Philadelphia Zoo’s vision is that those hatchlings will be a part of a thriving population of Galapagos tortoises ... as a lack of native predators) allow Galápagos tortoises to regularly ...

Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo after their 100-year-old 'Mommy' reproduced for the first time.

which compete with tortoises for food. Predators like cats and rats, which prey on young tortoises and their eggs have also proven to be problematic, according to the International Union for ...

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 ...