Natural scientist and author Robert Rothman takes readers on a reptillian tour of the Galápagos Islands in his new book, A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos ...

Perhaps Fernanda was another species entirely, having floated over from another island in the Galapagos archipelago. Together, these islands are home to 14 distinct species of giant tortoise.

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.

Galapagos tortoise eggs, laid in clutches of two to 20, typically hatch after four to eight months, and the sex of the babies is determined by the temperature at which they incubate (below 82.4 ...

From the time those 14 tortoises were taken into captivity between 1963 and 1974 until they were finally released in 2020, conservationists with the NGO Galápagos Conservancy and the Galapagos ...

Tortoises typically reach their reproductive age at about 25 years old, so Mommy and Abrazzo won’t become grandparents anytime soon. But with a lifespan of 100 years or longer, they could become ...

Mommy, a Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo who's about 100, has welcomed four hatchlings, making her the oldest first-time mom of her critically endangered species. Visitors can see the ...

Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, has become a father for the first time, marking a historic first hatchling for the zoo.