Endangered tortoise, roughly 97, becomes oldest first-time mom of her species
Four rare Western Santa Cruz Galalapos tortoise hatchlings will go on public view at Philadelphia Zoo starting April 23.
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Critically endangered tortoises hatch at Philadelphia Zoo
There are a few new arrivals at the Philadelphia Zoo, and these ones are making history. Four critically endangered Western ...
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10 Types Of Turtles, Ranked By Danger Level
Painted turtles are the most common species of freshwater turtle in North America. Distinguished by their relatively small ...
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Philly Zoo’s 100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings
(WPHL)–For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...
Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida’s Fort De Soto
On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...
Philadelphia Zoo hatches 4 endangered Western Galapagos tortoises
PHILADELPHIA — On Thursday, the Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises for the first time in the zoo’s 151-year history. The ...
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SAVING THE GOPHER TORTOISE
As this keystone species' name suggests, the gopher tortoise is an expert at living underground — like a gopher. Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them ...