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Tortoise hatchlings to make public debut at Philadelphia Zoo after mother sets world record
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the mother tortoise and her babies that set a world record. The Western ...
AP PHOTOS: Four baby tortoises debut at Philadelphia Zoo, home to their nearly 100-year-old parents
Mommy, a nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises, and parent of four hatchlings is seen in her enclosure at the Philadelphia ...
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Four babies from a nearly century-old pair of Galapagos tortoises make their public debut
Their first appearance came on the anniversary of their mother's arrival at the Philadelphia Zoo 93 years ago. The tortoise ...
Tortoise hatchlings make their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo, and you can help name them
The zoo on Wednesday debuted its four female Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings, moving them to their public ...
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Philly Zoo introduces clutch of Galapagos tortoises for first time in over 150 years
PHILADELPHIA - For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo welcomed a clutch of Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises. The hatchling's parents are the zoo's two oldest residents, each ...