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From Marine Iguanas To Giant Tortoises: Discovering The Galápagos Islands With Lindblad Expeditions
TheTravel was invited to the Galapagos Islands with Lindblad Expeditions, an area home to some of the most unique animals in ...
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Philly zoo's Galapagos tortoise, who's about 100, becomes oldest first-time mom of her species
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, has welcomed four freshly hatched babies with her mate Abrazzo. Both reptilian parents are estimated to be about 100 years old. MORE ...
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Tortoise hatchlings make public debut at Philadelphia Zoo after mother sets world record
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the mother tortoise and her babies that set a world record. The Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise made international headlines ...
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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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Prolific Galapagos giant tortoise Diego is being ... the west of the Pacific archipelago and is believed to be a Fernandina Giant Tortoise, also known as Chelonoidis phantasticus, a species ...
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Endangered Galapagos tortoise becomes first-time mum at the age of 100
A Galapagos tortoise has become a first-time mother at 100 years old. Article continues below Keepers at Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...