A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since ...

“Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the Zoo for the last 92 years has likely seen her,” said ...

A small bird on the Galápagos Islands was observed by Charles Darwin in 1835 but has been missing ever since. Now, the ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is "overjoyed" at the ...

And I’m returning to the place he explored nearly 200 years ago, the Galápagos Islands! The Galápagos are an archipelago, or group of islands, off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.

April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.

according to the Galapagos National Park. The Chelonoidis vicina tortoises were bred and raised in captivity at a breeding centre on Isabela Island, the largest of the islands, and released to ...

Simon Calder’s five best wildlife experiences, from the Galapagos to Namibia and the Azores - Finding creature comforts in ...