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This Little Tortoise Shows Us We’ve Been All Wrong About Their Portable Shell-ters
Who knew a tortoise could feel through its shell? Find out why most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is ...
‘Hope in a shell’: 100-year-old endangered tortoise becomes mother for the first time
Incubation resulted in half the eggs being female and the other half male. So far, only female hatchlings have emerged.
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Elderly Galapagos tortoise welcomes four critically endangered hatchlings
The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities.
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Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...
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An Endangered Tortoise Just Became a First-Time Mom. She's 100 Years Old.
While it may seem like an impossible scenario to us humans, this is the reality for Mommy (female) and Abrazzo (male), two Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo. As of April 3, the zoo ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in ...
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Endangered Galapagos tortoise becomes first-time mum at the age of 100
A Galapagos tortoise has become a first-time mother at 100 years old. Article continues below Keepers at Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...