First Galapagos tortoise hatches at Zoo Miami in historic event While both Goliath and Sweet Pea remain in good health and are on display at their public habitat, they are unaware of the hatchling ...

Of the 9,000 species here, many are unique to the Galapagos. Fauna consists of fish, birds and reptiles — like the islands’ famous giant tortoises; there are no land mammals.

Galapagos, founded in 1999, initially focused on developing small molecule drugs for inflammatory disorders. The company changed course in recent years with deals that gave it access to cell ...

Ecuador is one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world and is the most biodiverse by area of any. Despite covering just 0.2% of the world’s total land mass, it is home to an estimated 8% of ...

On Monday, Galapagos’ board of directors appointed Henry Gosebruch as CEO of the yet-to-be-officially-named spinout. The new company, which is part of a larger restructuring effortannounced ...

Mr. Henry Gosebruch appointed by the Galapagos Board of Directors as founding CEO of newly created SpinCo Dr. Paul Stoffels, Chair and CEO of Galapagos, plans to retire as CEO upon appointment of ...

Galapagos short-eared owl hunting on Genovesa Island.Nick Dauk Swimming with spotted eagle rays, making way for blue-footed boobies, and tiptoeing around giant tortoises is unforgettable.

The zoo said the Galapagos tortoises can live up to 200 years, which puts them firmly in middle age. According to a zoo announcement on Thursday, the first hatchling appeared on February 27.

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 ...

She is also the oldest first-time mom of the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos species. The last clutch of such tortoises to hatch at an AZA-accredited zoo was in 2019 at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in ...

Galápagos National Park and the marine reserve protecting the islands’ surrounding waters welcome 300,000 visitors a year and support sustainable fisheries and tourism jobs for about 30,000 ...

Amsterdam-listed pharmaceutical firm Galapagos said on Wednesday it plans to split into two listed entities by mid-2025 by spinning off its activities focused on innovative medicines.