The hatchling's parents are the zoo's two oldest residents, each estimated to be around 100-years-old.

After a 97-year-old Galápagos tortoise named Mommy gave birth, David Muir reports on the debut of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo.

PHILADELPHIA - For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo welcomed a clutch of Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises. The hatchling's parents are the zoo's two oldest residents, each ...

California’s Channel Islands, often called North America’s Galapagos, are home to a stunning array of unique wildlife and ...

Four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Turtles will make their public debut at the Philadelphia Zoo on Wednesday for the first ...

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few ...

The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities.

The Philadelphia Zoo announced that its 2 oldest residents, Mommy and Abrazzo, who are both critically endangered Western ...

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.

A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species, according to officials at Philadelphia Zoo. Mommy, who has ...