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Philadelphia Zoo celebrates first Galapagos tortoise hatchlings in 150-year history
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo in the US have become ...
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Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...
4 New Tortoises Make Their Debut at the Philadelphia Zoo Next Week
The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these ...
Endangered Galapagos tortoise becomes first-time mum at the age of 100
Philadelphia Zoo has confirmed the successful hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, ...
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Elderly Galapagos tortoise welcomes four critically endangered hatchlings
The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities.
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100-Year-Old Critically Endangered Tortoise Becomes The Oldest First-Time Mom Of Her Species
A Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo has four new hatchlings. The first-time mother and her mate are both 100 years old!
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From Marine Iguanas To Giant Tortoises: Discovering The Galápagos Islands With Lindblad Expeditions
TheTravel was invited to the Galapagos Islands with Lindblad Expeditions, an area home to some of the most unique animals in ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in ...
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Thousands of Giant Tortoises Anchor a Thriving Ecosystem on Aldabra, a Remote Atoll in the Indian Ocean
The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...