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Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The four hatchlings are part of a clutch of 16 eggs Mommy laid back in November 2024, and the zoo's animal care team is continuing to monitor additional eggs that may hatch in upcoming weeks.
The Philadelphia Zoo has officially welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises. For the first time in this ...
Now, the baby tortoises weigh about 2 to 3 ounces, or approximately the weight of a chicken egg, the zoo said. The group of siblings could grow in the coming weeks as the animal care team monitors ...
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