At the Philadelphia Zoo, four Galapagos tortoises were born, and their mother is a 97-year-old female named Mommy. The ...

Galapagos tortoises can live for more than 100 years. According to The Washington Post, one tortoise, believed to be about 97 years old, is now the oldest first-time mom of her species.

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 ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, has welcomed four freshly hatched babies with her mate Abrazzo. Both reptilian parents are estimated to be about 100 years old. MORE ...

A Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise named Mommy gave birth to four babies, believed to be female, at Philadelphia Zoo Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...

One nearly century-old tortoise has been a fixture of the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 — and now she’s living up to her name. Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said ...

April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.