Our discovery indicates that the giant tortoise is once again able to reproduce on its own in the wild. The Galapagos National Park and its collaborators set up a programme to save the tortoise in ...

Despite their ancient lineage, these tortoises are surprisingly social and can be spotted in groups grazing on cactus and grass ... sometimes called the “monkey-eating eagle,” is one of the world’s ...

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 ...

“eating and growing appropriately,” the zoo said. They weigh between 70 and 80 grams. Mommy is recognised as one of the most genetically important Galapagos tortoises in the Association of ...

The sex of tortoise hatchlings is influenced by temperature, so the zoo incubated eight eggs below 28° Celsius (82.4° Fahrenheit) to produce males and the other eggs above 29.5°C (85.1°F ...

Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's Species Survival Plan.

"eating and growing appropriately." Mommy is considered one of the most genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan, the zoo said in an ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia ... the Reptile and Amphibian House for now, “eating and growing appropriately,” the zoo said.