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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932. By Sopan Deb Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos ...
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Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
A pair of nearly 100-year-old tortoises have welcomed four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo. "All are doing well, eating and behaving appropriately," a Philadelphia Zoo spokesperson told ...
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At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
The four hatchlings are eating and putting on weight before their public debut on April 23. Their clutch included 12 other eggs, which have yet to hatch. Philadelphia Zoo The world’s population ...
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100 years in the making: Endangered tortoises welcome 4 hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
"The hatchlings, currently behind-the-scenes inside the Reptile and Amphibian House, are eating and growing appropriately, weighing between 70-80 grams (about the weight of a chicken egg)," the ...
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Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
It's the first time the Pennsylvania zoo has welcomed Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings in over 150 years and the first time for Mommy, the hatchlings' mother and the zoo's oldest ...
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100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo
The zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered hatchlings born to the zoo’s oldest residents: Female Mommy and male Abrazzo, both of whom are estimated to be around 100 years old.