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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Family Pride, a local LGBTQ nonprofit, was set to partner with the Philadelphia Zoo for a ...
The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched.
It didn’t take Galvan long to decide that if there would be no drag queen, there would be no Philadelphia Family Pride ...
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 the ...
One of four Galapagos tortoises hatchlings make its debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have just hatched at the Philadelphia Zoo! And, remarkably, their mother is a first-time mom at 97 years old! That's the oldest ...
April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.
A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species, according to officials at Philadelphia Zoo. Mommy, who has ...
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 ...