The islands and atolls of the western Indian Ocean once teemed with giant tortoises that weighed as much as 600 pounds and ...

The Galapagos Island tortoises are famous throughout the world. These giants from a bygone age are unique and found nowhere ...

These are from the same clutch of eggs that produced four female tortoises earlier in the year, putting Mommy on the map as ...

Turtles are among the longest-living animals on Earth, and some species go much beyond the average lifespans. While most ...

Three new Galapagos tortoise babies join their four sisters, who hatched earlier this year and were named after the "Golden ...

A zoo press release sent via email proudly announced that three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises — all male — ...

One of four Galapagos tortoises hatchlings make its debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the Golden Girls — four ...

Four critically endangered tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo this week, just in time for a belated Earth Day celebration. Four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises ...

Remember those four female tortoise hatchlings named after the Golden Girls at the Philadelphia Zoo? They now have three ...