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

The unexpected hatching sparked debate online. Some viewers accused her of improper handling of the egg, with comments ...

Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old, but they’re contributing to Galápagos tortoise conservation at ...

The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first ...

Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered ...

PHILADELPHIA — On Thursday, the Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.

Federal officials seized 39 hatching eggs in Louisville, Kentucky.(Pixabay) These eggs contained live chicks of game birds, racing pigeons, or other birds with a market demand. As live animals ...

Mommy, the estimated 97-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest-known first-time mother of her species upon the hatching of her four babies, the Philadelphia Zoo announced in ...

The unexpected hatching sparked debate online. Some viewers accused her of improper handling of the egg, with comments ranging ... done to outright claims of animal abuse. Others even suggested ...

The first one hatched on Feb. 27, and the animal care team is still monitoring eggs that could hatch in the coming weeks. The hatchlings will make their public debut on Wednesday, April 23 ...