Sometimes, the best kind of escape isn’t a luxury resort or a famous beach; it’s a quiet, untouched speck of land where time ...

For the past 50 years, the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) have been at the heart of a restoration and conservation program involving the rearing and reintroduction of almost 9,500 giant tortoises to ...

The tortoise is believed to be about 100 years old. It was taken by boat to the main Galapagos conservation center on Santa Cruz island. Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a ...

Elizabeth Hennessey, history and environmental studies professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of “On the Backs of Tortoises ... Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: On the way to the ranch, observe giant tortoises harmoniously coexisting with cows. Upon arrival, savor a traditional Galapagos ... of the Galápagos Islands at El Rancho ...

The Philadelphia Zoo's famous Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises ... eggs that produced four female tortoises earlier in the year, putting Mommy on the map as the oldest, first-time mom ...

The 100-year-old tortoise, who was recruited along with 14 other adults for a captive breeding program, will be returned to his native island of Espanola in March, the Galapagos National Parks ...

The Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents have welcomed more hatchlings! Following the viral arrival of the four critically-endangered tortoise hatchlings earlier this year, the zoo has just ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the ...

Her name is "Mommy," who mated with "Abrazzo" to hatch four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise babies. According to the Philadelphia Zoo, "Mommy" has been residing in their space for longer ...