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Endangered tortoises born to 100-year-old parents at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo’s Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo, both estimated to be 100 years old, are the ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at ...
The Reporter11d
Endangered tortoises born to 100-year-old parents at Philadelphia Zoo
A couple of residents at the Philadelphia Zoo are telling the likes of Mick Jagger and Robert DeNiro — two famous older fathers — to take a step back. Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
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 ...
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 ...