The Lonesome George room is in Puerto Ayora, the city where about 13,000 Galapagueños live. The Galápagos National Park ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: On the way to the ranch, observe giant ... traditional Galapagos coffee with lemongrass. Also, seize the opportunity to photograph inside an empty tortoise shell for a ...

The story of a cherished Galápagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo becoming a first-time mother after over a century of peaceful existence is enchanting the city. The zoo has been home to Mommy ...

Staff at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador announced Lonesome George, a giant tortoise believed to be the last of its subspecies, has died. Scientists estimate he was about 100 years old.

The white tortoise is one of two Galápagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis niger) that recently hatched at Tropiquarium, a zoo in Servion, Switzerland.The pair of eggs were laid by a 220-pound (100 ...

Far from the mainland and one another, the Galapágos Islands host animals with distinctive traits, such as the notched shell of Pinzón Island’s saddleback giant tortoise. Tui De Roy / Minden ...

"THEY'RE FINALLY HERE!" a spokesperson for Philadelphia Zoo wrote in a Facebook post. "Mommy the Galapagos tortoise’s four baby girls have just made their public debut inside the Reptile and Amphibian ...