A Galapagos giant tortoise estimated to be about 130 years old is returning home after having so much sex that he saved his species.. Diego, part of the Chelonoidis hoodensis species that lives on ...

A species of giant tortoise believed to have been extinct for more than 100 years has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Fernandina, according to Ecuador’s government. The last known ...

Galapagos 'fantastic giant tortoise' was believed to be extinct for 100 years — until the discovery of a lone 50-year-old female nicknamed Fernanda. Kelsey Vlamis. Updated Sun, ...

Until then, Fernanda is living out her days under the care of experts at the Galapagos Tortoise Center managed by the Galapagos National Park Directorate. Communications Biology DOI: 10.1038 ...

The giant tortoise having so much sex, he's saving his species 00:57. Scientists have found a giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands from a species thought to have gone extinct more than 100 ...

A tortoise thought to be extinct for 113 years has been rediscovered on a remote volcanic island in the Galapagos. The amazing reptile find was made earlier this week during an Animal Planet ...

A rare species of giant tortoise was feared extinct after over 100 years without any sightings on the Galápagos Islands. But now, officials say they've found one. An adult female Fernandina Giant ...

Mommy, a 97-year-old Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest first-time mom of her species after she welcomed four baby tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo in 2025.

The female tortoise, aptly named Mommy, at Philadelphia Zoo is now considered the oldest recorded first-time mom for the Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri), at the age of 97.

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months ...

Galapagos 'fantastic giant tortoise' was believed to be extinct for 100 years — until the discovery of a lone 50-year-old female nicknamed Fernanda.