For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family.

June 12, 2025 Philadelphia Zoo adds 14 flamingos to newly renovated habitat, which opens Saturday The space features a nesting habitat for breeding and a 3-foot deep wading pool for swimming.

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these new additions remarkable is that their mother, affectionately named ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — The Philadelphia Zoo continues to make history: three more critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched at the Zoo. Courtesy: Philadelphia Z… ...

Her name is, appropriately, Mommy. It's the first time the Philadelphia Zoo has welcomed Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings in over 150 years.

The zoo announced the arrival of four hatchlings in early April, a first in its more than 150-year history. One of four Galapagos tortoises hatchlings make its debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the ...

One of the most popular birds at the Philadelphia Zoo has a new home. Flamingo Cove, an outdoor walkthrough aviary, is now open next to McNeil Avian Center. The new spot honors the zoo’s history ...

Galapagos tortoise celebrates his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day at Zoo Miami Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month ...