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The world’s rarest penguins don’t fear the heat. Here's how they learned to embrace it.
These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Galapagos tortoises are herbivores native to the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. Female tortoises typically lay up to 20 billiard-ball-sized eggs at a time, according to the Philadelphia ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Galapagos tortoises are herbivores native to the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. Female tortoises typically lay up to 20 billiard-ball-sized eggs at a time, according to the ...
Cape and Islands NPR16d
Deadline looms in case of Maryland man's wrongful deportation to El Salvador
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an order from a federal judge who had given the Trump administration until the end of the day on Monday to return a Maryland manmistakenly deported to El ...
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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 parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at ...
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Endangered Galapagos tortoise becomes first-time mum at the age of 100
The births represent a critical achievement in the ongoing conservation efforts to preserve the species, which is native to the Galapagos Islands. The zoo has confirmed the successful hatching of ...