Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident gives birth to 4 critically endangered tortoises
Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have just hatched. And, remarkably, their mother is a first-time mom at 97 years old! That's the oldest known first-time mother of her species. She is also the Philadelphia Zoo's oldest and longest tenured resident. The zoo says the babies will make their public debut on April 23.
Mommy, a 97-year-old Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest first-time mom of her species after she welcomed four ...
Mommy, who's been at the Fairmount Park attraction since 1932, and her mate Abrazzo welcomed four hatchlings earlier this ...
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The ...
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