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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 ...
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Philadelphia Zoo welcomes 4 critically endangered Galapagos tortoises with more hatchlings possibly on the way
The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises, the first hatchlings born in ...
Galapagos tortoise hatchlings arrive at the Philadelphia Zoo, and their mom sets a record
The hatchlings’ parents, female Mommy and male Abrazzo, however, are likely well-known to zoo-goers. Both are estimated to be ...
Philadelphia Zoo announces hatching of its first Galapagos tortoise babies
The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first ...
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Tortoise who arrived at Philadelphia Zoo in 1932 welcomes hatchlings for the first time
Something incredible is happening at Philadelphia Zoo! We're overjoyed to announce the hatching of four critically endangered ...
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92 year old Galápagos tortoise becomes mother helps save species from extinction at Philadelphia Zoo
In a historic first for the Philadelphia Zoo, a 92-year-old Galápagos tortoise named Mommy has given birth for the first time ...
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Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident gives birth to 4 critically endangered tortoises
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a world record. Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz ...
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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932. By Sopan Deb Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos ...
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A 97-Year-Old Tortoise Just Became a First-Time Mom at the Philadelphia Zoo
Mommy has been living at the Philadelphia Zoo for 90 years, and waited until old age to experience motherhood.
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Critically endangered tortoises hatch at Philadelphia Zoo
Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched for the first time in the Zoo’s 150+ year history .
I Kind of Want What Mommy—the 97-Year-Old Tortoise Who Just Gave Birth at the Philadelphia Zoo—Has
Love is a many-splendored thing, especially when you’re gawking at it from the outside. In this column, we’ll be examining ...