It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents-- the time to name those hatchlings will be much, much shorter. On April 23, 2025, the historic zoo showed ...

On April 23, 1932, a year before the Philadelphia Eagles played their first down of professional football and 30th Street Station welcomed its first passenger, a new arrival appeared at the ...

Much like people, some animals take to parenthood later than usual. A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have just become parents as they approach the century mark.

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to "Mommy ...

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these new additions remarkable is that their mother, affectionately named Mommy, ...