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

If names are destiny, Mommy the Galápagos tortoise is finally fulfilling hers — just like another aged matriarch before her. The longtime resident of the Philadelphia Zoo, and her partner ...

Her name is Mommy, and she’s a critically endangered Galápagos tortoise who just became a first-time mother to four sweet little hatchlings at the tender age of 97. There’s a father in the ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo lies a shaded grassy area where 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and burrowing — unable to return to the wild but ...

According to the zoo, Mommy is also the oldest first-time mom of her species. The first baby tortoise hatched on Feb. 27, and the animal care team is still monitoring eggs that could hatch in the ...

According to the zoo, Mommy is also the oldest first-time mom of her species. The first baby tortoise hatched on February 27 and the animal care team is still monitoring eggs that could hatch in ...

(WPHL) — For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family. The zoo announced the hatching of four critically ...